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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... concrete operations stage . Concrete operational thought differs from preoperational thought in a number of ways ( see Table 2-1 ) . For example , students now realize that their own thoughts and feelings are not necessarily shared by ...
... CONCRETE OPERATIONAL THOUGHT Dependence on Concrete Reality Students can reason logically about concrete objects they can observe ; they are unable to reason about abstract , hypothetical , or contrary - to - fact ideas . Example : A ...
... concrete examples even at the high school level . Have students tutor one another in math . | | When we teach mathematics , we must certainly be aware of students ' beliefs about math and take steps to correct any erroneous ones . For ...
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Educational Psychology and Teacher Decision Making | 4 |
THEMES THROUGHOUT | 18 |
UNDERSTANDING STUDENT DEVELOPMENT AND DIVERSITY | 19 |
Copyright | |
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