Educational Psychology: Developing LearnersThis text is appropriate for courses in Introduction to Educational Psychology. This widely used text is known for its exceptionally clear and engaging writing, its in-depth focus on learning, and its extensive concrete applications. Its unique approach helps students understand concepts by encouraging them to examine their own learning and then showing them how to apply these concepts as teachers. The book concentrates on core concepts and principles and gives students an in-depth understanding of the central ideas of educational psychology. Its six chapters on learning, and the large amount of material to help students understand how they themselves learn, differentiates this text from others in the field. |
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... classmates are performing . Sometimes , though , school achieve- ment is quite competitive : A student's performance is evaluated in comparison with the performance of classmates . For example , some teachers may identify the " best ...
... classmates ( Raber , 1990 ; Wilkinson & Frazer , 1990 ) . Some ( though not all ) research studies find that students who are overage in compari- son with classmates are those most likely to drop out of school ( D. C. Gottfred- son ...
... classmates who are having diffi- culty understanding the course material . You have no other commitments for that hour ; however , you'd really rather spend the time at a nearby coffee shop , where you know several of your friends are ...
Contents
Educational Psychology and Teacher Decision Making | 4 |
THEMES THROUGHOUT | 18 |
UNDERSTANDING STUDENT DEVELOPMENT AND DIVERSITY | 19 |
Copyright | |
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