Educational Psychology

by Woolfolk, Anita E.

• ISBN13: 9780205344598
• ISBN10: 0205344593
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-07-01
• Publisher: Pearson College Div

Summary

Renowned for its clarity, readability, and organization, this market leading text continues to offer the best blend of current theory, research, practice, and technology in a completely up-to-date new edition. This text provides an organizational framework that student readers can immediately grasp to help them understand complex and ever-evolving theories. The Eighth Edition reflects the field's continuing interest in constructivism and authentic learning as well as other areas of growing emphasis such as students with disabilities and inclusion. Other topics that have been added or received significant updating include self-regulated learning, brain development, culturally relevant pedagogy, student autonomy, and coping with conflict. (More than 250 new references are used.) As in previous editions, the text shows how educational psychology theories are applicable to everyday teaching, giving specific attention to the needs of beginning teachers. The author thoroughly illustrates concepts and theories with examples and analogies, then explores their implications for practice. As a result, students gain an understanding of educational psychology that they will be able to use in their own classrooms when they become teachers themselves.

Table of Contents

Each chapter begins with "What Do You Think?" Overview

Teachers' Casebook "What Would You Do?" and concludes with Summary

Key Terms

Teachers' Casebook "What Would They Do?" And Becoming a Professional

Teachers, Teaching, and Educational Psychology

What Is Good Teaching?

The Ultimate Goal of Teaching: Lifelong Expert Learning

The Role of Educational Psychology

How This Book Can Help You Learn

Students

Cognitive Development and Language

A Definition of Development

Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development

Implications of Piaget's Theory for Teachers

Vygotsky's Sociocultural Perspective

Implications of Vygotsky's Theory for Teachers

The Development of Language

Personal, Social, and Emotional Development

The Work of Erikson

Understanding Ourselves and Others

Moral Development

Socialization: Family, Peers, and Teachers

Challenges for Children

Learner Differences

Language and Labeling

Individual Differences in Intelligence

Ability Differences and Teaching

Creativity, Giftedness, and Talent

Cognitive and Learning Styles

Changes in the Law: Integration, Mainstreaming, and Inclusion

Prevalent Problems and Mild Disabilities

Less Prevalent Problems and More Severe Disabilities

Culture and Community

Today's Multicultural Classrooms

Social Class Differences

Ethnic and Racial Differences

Females and Males: Differences in the Classroom

Language Differences in the Classroom

Creating Culturally Compatible Classrooms

Bringing It All Together: Teaching Every Student

Learning

Behavioral Views of Learning

Understanding Learning

Early Explanations of Learning: Contiguity and Classical Conditioning

Operant Conditioning: Trying New Responses

Applied Behavior Analysis

Behavioral Approaches to Teaching and Management

Recent Approaches: Self-Regulation and Cognitive Behavior Management

Problems and Issues

Cognitive Views of Learning

Elements of the Cognitive Perspective

The Information Processing Model of Memory

Metacognition, Regulation, and Individual Differences

Becoming Knowledgeable: Some Basic Principles

Complex Cognitive Processes

The Importance of Understanding

Learning and Teaching about Concepts

Problem Solving

Becoming an Expert Student: Learning Strategies and Study Skills

Teaching for Transfer

Social Cognitive and Constructivist Views of Learning

Social Processes in Learning

Social Learning and Social Cognitive Theories

Constructivism and Situated Learning

Applications of Constructivist and Situated Perspectives on Learning

Looking back on Learning

Motivating

Motivation: Issues and Explanations

What Is Motivation?

Four General Approaches to Motivation

Goal Orientation and Motivation

Interests and Emotions

Self-Schemas

Motivation, Teaching, and Learning

Motivation to Learn in School

On TARGETT for Learning

Teacher Expectations

Strategies to Encourage Motivation and Thoughtful Learning.

Teaching

Creating Learning Environments

The Need for Organization

Creating a Positive Learning Environment

Creating a Learning Community

Maintaining a Good Environment for Learning

The Need for Communication

Teaching for Learning

The First Step: Planning

Formats for Teaching

Teacher Directed

Focus on the Teacher

Effective Teaching in Inclusive Classrooms

Focus on the Subject: Teaching Reading, Mathematics, and Science

Assessing

Standardized Testing

Evaluation, Measurement, and Assessment

What Do Test Scores Mean?

Types of Standardized Tests

Issues in Standardized Testing

New Directions in Standardized Testing

Classroom Assessment and Grading

Formative and Summative Assessment

Getting the Most from Traditional Assessment Approaches

Innovations in Assessment

Effects of Grades and Grading on Students

Grading and Reporting: Nuts and Bolts

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