Educational Psychology: A Practitioner-Researcher Model of Teaching - Softcover

Hinson, Stephanie Lewis; Parsons, Richard D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0534557015 ISBN 13: 9780534557010

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 1980

Synopsis

While covering the basic concepts of psychological theory as it applies to education, child development, human learning and behavior, classroom management and assessment, this text is written from the point of view that teaching is both an art and a science. It is the first text to offer a practitioner-researcher model of teaching in which both pre-service and in-service teachers learn to integrate observational skills and hypothesis testing into their classroom teaching as a way of constantly checking research and theory against demonstrated results. Based on the practice of Action Research, it challenges students to become critical thinkers both as immediate consumers of teacher training courses and later as classroom teachers.

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Synopsis

This book introduces educational psychology theory and offers guidance in applying theory and research to everyday classroom teaching. Backed by examples from the authors' own classroom experience, it presents advice on testing strategies and making decisions based on research. Emphasis is given to the individual needs of the student, theories of l

Edition details

• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 1980
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0534557015
• ISBN 13: 9780534557010
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 537