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Product Identifiers

PublisherWadsworth

ISBN-101111356122

ISBN-139781111356125

eBay Product ID (ePID)102826224

Product Key Features

Number of Pages672 Pages

Publication NamePsychology Applied to Teaching

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2011

SubjectEducational Psychology, General

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaEducation

AuthorJack Snowman, Rick Mccown

FormatRingbound

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight47.3 Oz

Item Length10.7 in

Item Width8.9 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number13

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

Dewey Edition22

ReviewsThe examples used in the chapters are practical and convincing. They serve to facilitate the reader's understanding of the content. The writing style is concise and it flows quite well as the authors intro the concept, define it and illustrate it.

Dewey Decimal370.15

Table Of Content1. Applying Psychology to Teaching.Part I: DEVELOPMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS AND THEORIES.2. Theories of Psychosocial and Cognitive Development.3. Age-Level Characteristics.Part II: STUDENT DIFFERENCES AND DIVERSITY.4. Understanding Student Differences.5. Addressing Cultural and Socioeconomic Diversity.6. Accommodating Student Variability.Part III: LEARNING AND THINKING.7. Behavioral Learning Theory: Operant Conditioning.8. Information Processing Theory.9. Social Cognitive Theory.10. Constructivist Learning Theory, Problem Solving, and Transfer.Part IV: CREATING A POSITIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR LEARNING AND TEACHING.11. Motivation and Perceptions of Self.12. Classroom Management.13. Approaches to Instruction.Part V: ASSESSING STUDENTS' CAPABILITIES.14. Assessment of Classroom Learning.15. Understanding Standardized Assessment.16. Becoming a Better Teacher by Becoming a Reflective Teacher.

SynopsisThis bitle has received wide acclaim for its practical and reader-friendly approach to educational psychology, which demonstrates how complex psychological theories apply to the everyday experiences of in-service teachers. Coverage of educational psychology is framed so that aspiring or developing teachers can see themselves as professionals who continuously seek, find, and test better ways to help their students succeed. PSYCHOLOGY APPLIED TO TEACHING, 13th Edition, combines fresh concepts and contemporary research with long-standing theory and applications to create a book that addresses the needs of today's teachers and students.