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Record Nr.

UNINA9910972702503321

Titolo

Developments in educational psychology / / edited by Kevin Wheldall

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010

ISBN

1-135-28526-8

0-203-87467-6

1-135-28527-6

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (448 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

WheldallKevin

Disciplina

370.15

Soggetti

Educational psychology

Learning, Psychology of

Educational psychology - Philosophy

Effective teaching

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; List of illustrations; About the editor; Notes on contributors; Preface; 1. When will we ever learn? Or the elephant in the classroom; 2. Educational psychology - theory, research, and teaching; 3. Intelligence and IQ; 4. Trends in peer learning; 5. Family environments and children's outcomes; 6. Individual differences and educational performance; 7. Progress in communication intervention for individuals with developmental disabilities; 8. Students' approaches to learning and teachers' approaches to teaching in higher education

9. Reflections on the database of educational psychology and effective teaching research10. Evidence-based practice for education?; 11. Recent research on troublesome classroom behaviour; 12. Teachers' use of approval and disapproval in the classroom; 13. Classroom seating arrangements and classroom behaviour; 14. Teacher judgment of reading performance; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Review comment on the first edition""Wheldall asks himself and his readers what has transpired within the field of educational psychology ... and what its relevance actually is for teaching, learning and education. As such it is a 'must read' for all educational psychologists,



students of educational psychology, teachers and teacher trainers.""Professor Paul Kirschner, Open Universiteit, British Journal of Educational TechnologyWhat is the relevance of educational psychology in the twenty first century? In this collection of essays, leading educatio