Sources : Notable Selections in Educational Psychology

by Diessner, Rhett; Simmons, Stacy

• ISBN13: 9780072323344
• ISBN10: 0072323345
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-01-18
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Dushkin

Summary

Over 40 selections of enduring intellectual value--classic articles, book excerpts, and research studies--that have shaped the study of educational psychology and our contemporary understanding of it.

Table of Contents

Preface	i
PART ONE Foundations of Educational Psychology	1	(82)
Theoretical Background to Educational Psychology	3	(47)
John Dewey on Education: Selected Writings, ed. Reginald D. Archambault	3	(11)
John Dewey
``Metaphors and Multiples: Representation, the Arts, and History,'' Phi Delta Kappan	14	(14)
Maxine Greene
Talks to Teachers on Psychology: And to Students on Some of Life's Ideals	28	(5)
William James
Educational Psychology, vol. 2: The Psychology of Learning	33	(8)
Edward L. Thorndike
In a Different Voice: Psychological Theory and Women's Development	41	(9)
Carol Gilligan
Cross-Cultural, Religious, Spiritual, and Ethical Foundations	50	(33)
The Bhagavad Gita, trans. Juan Mascaro	50	(4)
Krishna
The Holy Bible	54	(4)
Moses
The Great Learning, in Wing-Tsit Chan, comp. and trans., A Source Book in Chinese Philosophy	58	(8)
K'ung Fu-Tzu (Confucius)
The Holy Bible	66	(5)
Jesus Christ
The Koran, trans. M. H. Shakir	71	(5)
Muhammad
The Promulgation of Universal Peace	76	(7)
`Abdu'l-Baha
PART TWO Cognitive Development and Intelligence	83	(42)
Cognition and Intelligence	85	(40)
Six Psychological Studies, trans. Anita Tenzer	85	(7)
Jean Piaget
Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children	92	(7)
David Wechsler
``What Does It Mean to Be Smart?'' Educational Leadership	99	(7)
Robert J. Sternberg
``The First Seven... and the Eigth: A Conversation With Howard Gardner,'' Educational Leadership	106	(9)
Howard Gardner
Kathy Checkley
``Errors in Jensen's Analysis,'' World Order	115	(10)
Hossain B. Danesh
William S. Hatcher
PART THREE Social and Moral Development	125	(62)
Emotional and Social Development	127	(22)
Childhood and Society, 2d ed.	127	(11)
Erik Erikson
``Development and Validation of Ego-Identity Status,'' Journal of Personality and Social Psychology	138	(11)
James E. Marcia
Value and Moral Development	149	(38)
``The Child as a Moral Philosopher,'' Psychology Today	149	(12)
Lawrence Kohlberg
``Cross-Cultural Universality of Social-Moral Development: A Critical Review of Kohlbergian Research,'' Psychological Bulletin	161	(16)
John R. Snarey
``Teaching Themes of Care,'' Phi Delta Kappan	177	(10)
Nel Noddings
PART FOUR Approaches to Learning	187	(68)
Behavioral Learning Theory	189	(27)
``The Science of Learning and the Art of Teaching,'' Harvard Educational Review	189	(11)
B. F. Skinner
``Instructional Psychology,'' Annual Review of Psychology	200	(9)
Robert M. Gagne
Walter Dick
``Social Cognitive Theory,'' in Ross Vasta, ed., Annals of Child Development, vol. 6	209	(7)
Albert Bandura
Cognitive and Constructivist Learning Theory	216	(21)
``The Act of Discovery,'' Harvard Educational Review	216	(12)
Jerome S. Bruner
``The Development of Academic Concepts in School Aged Children,'' in Rene van der Veer and Jaan Valsiner, eds., The Vygotsky Reader, trans. Theresa Prout and Rene van der Veer	228	(9)
Lev Vygotsky
Information Processing	237	(18)
``The Information Processing Explanation of Gestalt Phenomena,'' Computers in Human Behavior	237	(9)
Herbert A. Simon
``How Many Memory Systems Are There?'' American Psychologist	246	(9)
Endel Tulving
PART FIVE Methods and Evaluation of Teaching	255	(70)
Methods and Models of Teaching	257	(32)
``A Morally Defensible Mission for Schools in the Twenty-First Century,'' Phi Delta Kappan	257	(9)
Nel Noddings
``Synthesis of Research on Cooperative Learning,'' Educational Leadership	266	(15)
Robert E. Slavin
Lawrence Kohlberg's Approach to Moral Education	281	(8)
F. Clark Power Et Al.
Evaluation, Measurement, and Testing	289	(36)
``Educational Testing and Assessment: Research Needs and Policy Issues,'' American Psychologist	289	(12)
Robert L. Linn
``Assessment: Authenticity, Context, and Validity,'' Phi Delta Kappan	301	(24)
Grant Wiggins
PART SIX Motivation and Classroom Management	325	(32)
Motivation and Discipline	327	(30)
Motivation and Personality, 3rd ed.	327	(9)
Abraham H. Maslow
``Teacher Praise: A Functional Analysis,'' Review of Educational Research	336	(13)
Jere Brophy
``Assertive Discipline---More Than Names on the Board and Marbles in a Jar,'' Phi Delta Kappan	349	(8)
Lee Canter
PART SEVEN Special Needs and Socioeconomic Issues	357	(52)
Special Needs	359	(26)
``Identification and Assessment of Students With Disabilities,'' The Future of Children	359	(14)
Daniel J. Reschly
``What Makes Giftedness? Reexamining a Definition,'' Phi Delta Kappan	373	(12)
Joseph S. Renzulli
Socioeconomic and Cultural Issues	385	(24)
``On Savage Inequalities: A Conversation With Jonathan Kozol,'' Educational Leadership	385	(9)
Marge Scherer
Jonathan Kozol
``Understanding Cultural Diversity and Learning,'' Educational Researcher	394	(15)
John U. Ogbu
Acknowledgments	409	(3)
Index	412