Reviews
"This is an excellent educational psychology text. The research is up to date, applicable to the classroom and understandable to the beginning teaching candidate." - Theresa M. Stahler, Kutztown University "I love the Guidelines that are included in each chapter that give teachers realistic, practical tips for how to integrate these ideas into their teaching practice.... [T]he Point/Counterpoint section of each chapter ... gives students a very up-to-date view on different perspectives and controversies in the field." - Kate Niehaus, University of South Carolina "[The author's] writing style is easy to read and her personal examples and stories really help making the content easy to understand." - Nithya Iyer, SUNY Oneonta "Woolfolk takes care to highlight certain precautions [to keep students from] over-extending or over-interpreting certain research findings and remind[s] readers to not speak or interpret beyond the scope of the data." - Jeffrey Liew, Texas A&M University, "This is an excellent educational psychology text. The research is up to date, applicable to the classroom and understandable to the beginning teaching candidate." - Theresa M. Stahler, Kutztown University "I love the Guidelines that are included in each chapter that give teachers realistic, practical tips for how to integrate these ideas into their teaching practice.... [T]he Point/Counterpoint section of each chapter ... gives students a very up-to-date view on different perspectives and controversies in the field." - Kate Niehaus, University of South Carolina "[The author's] writing style is easy to read and her personal examples and stories really help making the content easy to understand." - Nithya Iyer, SUNY Oneonta "Woolfolk takes care to highlight certain precautions [to keep students from] over-extending or over-interpreting certain research findings and remind[s] readers to not speak or interpret beyond the scope of the data." - Jeffrey Liew, Texas A&M University
Table of Content
Brief Table of Contents 1. Learning, Teaching, and Educational Psychology Part I Students 2. Cognitive Development 3. The Self, Social, and Moral Development 4. Learner Differences and Learning Needs 5. Language Development, Language Diversity, and Immigrant Education 6. Culture and Diversity Part II Learning and Motivation 7. Behavioral Views of Learning 8. Cognitive Views of Learning 9. Complex Cognitive Processes 10. The Learning Sciences and Constructivism 11. Social Cognitive Views of Learning and Motivation 12. Motivation in Learning and Teaching Part III Teaching and Assessing 13. Creating Learning Environments 14. Teaching Every Student 15. Classroom Assessment, Grading, and Standardized Testing
