The Psychology of Education
Contributors: Wood, Clare; Littleton, Karen; Passenger, Terri; Sheehy, Kieron
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Hoboken
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]
Number of pages: 449
ISBN-13: 9780203840092
Subjects: Astronomy; Education; Educational psychology; Teaching; Military Science; Language and languages
Description: Written in an accessible and engaging style, this 2nd edition of The Psychology of Education addresses key concepts from psychology which relate to education. Throughout the text the author team emphasise an evidence-based approach, providing practical suggestions to improve learning outcomes and fictional case studies are used in this new edition to provide students with a sense of what psychological issues can look like in the classroom. Activities around these case studies give students the chance to think about how to apply their theoretical knowledge to these real world contexts.
Notes: Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Book Cover; Book Cover; Title; Title; Copyright; Copyright; Contents; Contents; Illustrations; Illustrations; Preface; Preface; Acknowledgements; Acknowledgements; CHAPTER 1 Introduction to psychology and education: some essential background; CHAPTER 1 Introduction to psychology and education: some essential background; CHAPTER 2 Learning; CHAPTER 2 Learning; CHAPTER 3 Assessment; CHAPTER 3 Assessment; CHAPTER 4 Individual differences and achievement; CHAPTER 4 Individual differences and achievement; CHAPTER 5 Student engagement and motivation; CHAPTER 5 Student engagement and motivation.; title: CHAPTER 6 The educational contextCHAPTER 6 The educational context; CHAPTER 7 Society and culture; CHAPTER 7 Society and culture; CHAPTER 8 Learning interactions and social worlds; CHAPTER 8 Learning interactions and social worlds; CHAPTER 9 Language; CHAPTER 9 Language; CHAPTER 10 Literacy; CHAPTER 10 Literacy; CHAPTER 11 Inclusive education and special educational needs; CHAPTER 11 Inclusive education and special educational needs; CHAPTER 12 Behaviour problems; CHAPTER 12 Behaviour problems; CHAPTER 13 Dealing with behaviour problems; CHAPTER 13 Dealing with behaviour problems.; title: Appendix: statisticsAppendix: statistics; References; References; Index; Index.