Cognitive Psychology and Instruction, 5th edition

• “Implications” sections in every chapter explicitly relate chapter content to classroom instruction clarifying specific applications of chapter content in the classroom and helping readers tie theory and practice into usable instructional strategies. 
• Summary sections at the end of each chapter give students the opportunity to assess their understanding of chapter content before moving on and also review material before exams.
• A suggested readings list at the end of each chapter highlight additional resources for readers to use when completing assignments, writing research papers, or engaging in self-study.
• A focus on technological contexts for cognitive growth (Chapter 10) links cognitive load theory with multimedia design and social cognitive theory with the development of technology-based classroom communities, helping students tie cognitive theory to classroom technologies.

Sections on assessment of cognitive and motivational processes in each chapter introduce readers to the importance of cognitive perspectives on assessment and alerts them to the controversies that surround standards and assessment approaches.

Significant revisions in Part One of the text provides readers with a solid and integrated framework for the entire book that covers the basic principles of cognitive psychology, the role of motivation, and subject area-specific chapters.

·      A rewritten Chapter 2 (Sensory, Short-Term, and Working Memory) presents the key dimensions of the modal memory model and introduces students to the most recent research on memory, learning and cognition. The revised chapter includes a new section on neuropsychology and the memory processes.

An updated and expanded end-of-text glossary defines major terms in cognitive psychology and helps familiarize students with the highly-specific nomenclature of the field.