Educational Psychology: Developing Learners - Softcover

Ormrod, Jeanne Ellis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0130887048 ISBN 13: 9780130887047

Publisher: Pearson, 2002

Synopsis

This text is appropriate for courses in Introduction to Educational Psychology.

This widely used text is known for its exceptionally clear and engaging writing, its in-depth focus on learning, and its extensive concrete applications. Its unique approach helps students understand concepts by encouraging them to examine their own learning and then showing them how to apply these concepts as teachers. The book concentrates on core concepts and principles and gives students an in-depth understanding of the central ideas of educational psychology. Its six chapters on learning, wealth of practical applications, and innovative learning package make this the best text for maximum student comprehension.

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From the Back Cover

A Deeper, More Applied Approach to the Understanding of Educational Psychology

• Six chapters on learning (five in the text, one on the Web)
• A persistent focus on helping students discover more about themselves as thinkers and learners in Experiencing Firsthand exercises and other features
• An emphasis on identifying, discussing, and summarizing core concepts and principles that matter in classrooms

Educational Applications among Real Students

• Artifacts from a cross-section of real kids and their classrooms
• Case studies introducing and closing each chapter, and other vignettes
• The Interpreting Artifacts and Interactions feature, providing practice in evaluating student work and applying new knowledge authentically
• Practical strategies and concrete classroom examples in tables and boxed features

New and Expanded Content

• Two chapters on motivation
• Two chapters on assessment
• New and expanded discussions of the social aspects of learning
• New ancillaries: an assessment computer simulation, a student artifact library on the Web and on CD-ROM, and the ASCD/Merrill Website

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0130887048
• ISBN 13: 9780130887047
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 720