Educational Psychology: Windows on Classrooms - Softcover

Dupuis, Victor L.; Kauchak, Don

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9780130171764: Educational Psychology: Windows on Classrooms

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ISBN 10: 013017176X ISBN 13: 9780130171764

Publisher: Pearson, 2000

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Designed to be a core text in Introduction to Educational Psychology.

This groundbreaking textbook continues to be the most applied introduction to educational psychology on the market. It features a series of case studies that are effectively presented in both written and video taped formats to introduce real-world applications―a hallmark of this acclaimed text. Students will gain a full understanding of the heart of educational psychology through this comprehensive and detailed discussion of prominent learning, motivation, and development theories as they apply to today's classrooms.

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Educational Psychology: Windows on Classrooms has long been widely recognized for its ground-breaking innovation and for its significant contributions to placing educational psychology within the context of classrooms.

FEATURES THAT DISTINGUISH THIS TEXT

A Case-Based Book. Each chapter begins with an extended case study that is then integrated and elaborated throughout the chapter. Each chapter also ends with a case that offers students an opportunity to apply chapter content to classroom settings.

Exceptionally Applied. Every theory and concept present4ed is examined through its application in classrooms. A number of features help students connect content to classrooms. You will find applications in features such as the Classroom Connections and, literally, on every page of the text.

Integrated Coverage of Diversity. Discussions of diversity are integrated in every chapter and a Classroom Connection in each chapter is devoted to specific strategies for facilitating achievement of diverse learners.

Integrated Technology. A unique aspect of this text is its use of integrated video cases, an integrated, interactive CD-ROM of simulations of classic educational psychology experiments and their implications in classrooms, and an extensive website.

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