Educational Psychology: Theory and Practice [Rental Edition]

by Slavin, Robert E.

• ISBN13: 9780135753118
• ISBN10: 0135753112
• Edition: 13th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2020-08-22
• Publisher: Pearson Rental Program

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Educational Psychology: Theory and Practice offers complete, up-to-date information that is presented in readable, practical ways and illustrated with engaging examples and case studies. The text makes the connection between theory and practice explicit, helping students transfer what they learn to their own teaching. Based directly on classroom research, the text is kept up-to-date with the most recent learnings and includes over 2,000 citations. The 13th Edition features a new section called “What Does the Evidence Say?” that includes recent educational research findings, as well as new and expanded coverage on many topics throughout.

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Author Biography

Robert Slavin is director of the Center for Research and Reform in Education, Johns Hopkins University and is a co-founder of the Success for All Foundation. He received his Ph.D. in Social Relations from Johns Hopkins in 1975, and since that time he has authored more than 300 articles and book chapters on such topics as cooperative learning, comprehensive school reform, ability grouping, school and classroom organization, desegregation, mainstreaming, research review, and evidence-based reform. Dr. Slavin is the author or coauthor of 20 books, including Cooperative Learning, School and Classroom Organization, Effective Programs for Students at Risk, Preventing Early School Failure, Show Me the Evidence: Proven and Promising Programs for America’s Schools, Two Million Children: Success for All, Effective Programs for Latino Students, and Educational Research in the Age of Accountability. In 1985 Dr. Slavin received the Raymond Cattell Early Career Award for Programmatic Research from the American Educational Research Association. In 1988 he received the Palmer O. Johnson Award for the best article in an AERA journal. In 1994 he received the Charles A. Dana Award, in 1998 he received the James Bryant Conant Award from the Education Commission of the States, and in 2000 he received the Distinguished Services Award from the Council of Chief State School Officers. He again received the Palmer O. Johnson Award for the best article in an AERA journal in 2008 and received the AERA Review of Research Award in 2009. He was elected an AERA Fellow in 2010. More recently, Dr. Slavin received the E. L. Thorndike Career Achievement Award from the American Psychological Association in 2017, and the Jenny Pomeroy Award for Excellence in Vision and Public Health in 2018, and the American Educational Research Association’s Distinguished Contributions to Research in Education Award in 2019.

Table of Contents

1. Educational Psychology: A Foundation for Teaching
2. Cognitive Development
3. Social, Moral, and Emotional Development
4. Student Diversity
5. Behavioral and Social Theories of Learning
6. Cognitive Theories of Learning
7. The Direct Instruction Lesson
8. Student-Centered and Constructivist Approaches to Instruction
9. Grouping, Differentiation, and Technology
10. Motivating Students to Learn
11. Effective Learning Environments
12. Learners with Exceptionalities
13. Assessing Student Learning
14. Standardized Tests and Accountability