Psychology Applied To Teaching

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• ISBN13: 9780618192663
• ISBN10: 0618192662
• Edition: 10th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-06-04
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

Snowman's Psychology Applied to Teaching can be used as both an introductory text and an on-the-job classroom resource. Over one-third of the text is devoted to extensive Suggestions for Teaching in Your Classroom--concrete examples and discussions of how to apply psychological research to the classroom. The Ninth Edition includes coverage of hot topics the importance of Erikson's Industry v. Inferiority stage to classroom teachers; cognitive characteristics of primary, elementary, and middle school children; the relation of Vygotsky's ideas to meaningful learning and metacognition; the role of visual imagery encoding; constructivism; and technology for classroom management and at-risk students. Cases in Print features use primary source material to illustrate the relationship between chapter content and actual classroom practice.

Table of Contents

Applying Psychology to Teaching

Student Characteristics

Theories of Psychosocial and Cognitive Development

Age-Level Characteristics

Understanding Student Differences

Addressing Cultural and Socioeconomic Diversity

Accommodating Student Variability

Learning and Instruction

Behavioral Learning Theory: Operant Conditioning

Information-Processing Theory

Social Cognitive Theory

Constructivist Learning Theory, Problem Solving, and Transfer

Approaches to Instruction

Creating a Positive Learning Environment

Motivation

Classroom Management

Assessment of Students

Assessment of Classroom Learning

Understanding and Using Standardized Tests

Becoming a Better Teacher by Becoming a Reflective Teacher

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