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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... experiences with lizards and a terrarium , Alex developed an understanding of how aspects of the environment such as food , water , and climate interact to sustain life . Through his experiences on the kitchen barstool , he learned a ...
... experiences play a critical role . When dealing with a new task or situation , people must make some sort of new re- sponse . But to do so , they must draw on their past experiences , considering the kinds of responses that have been ...
... experiences reading storybooks but a great deal of experience with storytelling , jokes , rhymes , and other creative forms of oral language ( Trawick - Smith , 1997 ) . And some Native American communities may value nonlinguistic forms ...
Contents
Educational Psychology and Teacher Decision Making | 4 |
THEMES THROUGHOUT | 18 |
UNDERSTANDING STUDENT DEVELOPMENT AND DIVERSITY | 19 |
Copyright | |
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