Educational Psychology helps students:
• Learn strategies to facilitate interactions with stakeholders. Guidelines for Family and Community Partnerships offer specific guidelines for involving families and organizations in children’s learning. (See Motivation to Learn and Motivation to Learn in School on pp. 528-529.)
• Reflect on realistic classroom scenarios. Teachers’ Casebook sections present students with realistic scenarios at the beginning of each cluster and ask, “What would you do?” Responses from veteran teachers appear at the end of each cluster. (See Failure to Self-Regulate on p. 446, and veteran teachers respond on p. 483.)
• Address classroom diversity and individual student needs.
• Updated - Diversity in today’s classrooms is examined with increased coverage. (See Chs. 1-6 and the following examples: Creating Culturally Compatible Classrooms on pp. 264-272; Culturally Responsive Management on pp. 570-572 and Teaching Immigrant Students on pp. 207-214).
• Reaching Every Student sections present ideas for assessing, teaching, and motivating all students in today’s inclusive classrooms. (See Differentiated Instruction in Inclusive Classrooms on p. 607.)
• New - Put Yourself in Their Place portraits of students make diversity real and human for readers, helping them develop empathy for students in different educational situations. (See pp. 209, 210, 247, 295, 371, 503, and 647.)
• Apply research directly to teaching. Guidelines offer succinct and usable principles for teaching based on research. (See Applying Problem Solving on p. 381 and Becoming an Expert Student on p. 383.)
• Consider multiple viewpoints on controversial questions. Point/Counterpoint sections in each chapter present two perspectives on a controversial topic in the field of education. (See Are Inquiry and Problem-Based Learning Effective Teaching Approaches? on pp. 416-417 and What’s Wrong with Multitasking? on p. 323.)
• Experience the concept being discussed. Stop & Think activities give students firsthand experience with the concept being discussed. (See pp. 281, 373, and 452.)
• Examine trends in the field that affect student learning.
• Updated - New information is presented on the brain, neuroscience, and implications for teaching (See POINT/COUNTERPOINT: Brain-Based Education and Neuroscience, Learning and Teaching, and Lesson for Teachers: General Principles on pp. 42-46; Neuroscience and Intelligence on p. 137; and The Brain and Cognitive Learning on pp. 316-317.)
• Updated - The impact of technology and virtual learning environments on the lives of students and teachers today is explored. (See Designing Learning Environments in a Digital World on pp. 433-441).
• Updated - Language development, emergent literacy, language diversity, and bilingual education topics are updated with new information in Chapter 5. (See Emergent Literacy and Diversity on pp. 195-196, Research on Bilingual Education on p. 215, and POINT/COUNTERPOINT: What is the Best Way to Teach Students Who Are ELLs? on p. 216.)
• Updated - Current teaching strategies on the effective application of learning principles as identified by the Institute for Educational Sciences are covered in greater detail (https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/PracticeGuide/1).
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• Study Modules give students opportunities to learn about, apply, and assess their understanding of foundational educational psychology concepts–through screen-capture videos, worked examples, classroom videos, and higher-order assessment questions.
• Practice for Your Licensure Exam Exercises are included at the end of each chapter to give students practice answering questions similar to those that appear on teacher licensure tests. The multiple-choice and constructed-response questions offer valuable feedback that helps students focus their study.
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• Classroom Management Simulations challenge students to solve common, day-to-day classroom management issues presented in interactive case studies. If needed, feedback helps students find the correct solution.
• Embedded eText Videos illustrate educational psychology in action, helping students better understand course content.
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New to This Edition
Educational Psychology helps students:
• Address classroom diversity and individual student needs.
• Diversity in today’s classrooms is examined with increased coverage. (See Chs. 1-6 and the following examples: Creating Culturally Compatible Classrooms on pp. 264-272; Culturally Responsive Management on pp. 570-572 and Teaching Immigrant Students on pp. 207-214).
• Put Yourself in Their Place portraits of students make diversity real and human for readers, helping them develop empathy for students in different educational situations. (See pp. 351, 477, and 615.)
• Examine trends in the field that affect student learning.
• New information is presented on the brain, neuroscience, and implications for teaching (See POINT/COUNTERPOINT: Brain-Based Education and Neuroscience, Learning and Teaching, and Lesson for Teachers: General Principles on pp. 42-46; Neuroscience and Intelligence on p. 137; and The Brain and Cognitive Learning on pp. 316-317.)
• The impact of technology and virtual learning environments on the lives of students and teachers today is explored. (See Designing Learning Environments in a Digital World on pp. 433-441).
• Language development, emergent literacy, language diversity, and bilingual education topics are updated with new information in Chapter 5. (See Emergent Literacy and Diversity on pp. 195-196, Research on Bilingual Education on p. 215, and POINT/COUNTERPOINT: What is the Best Way to Teach Students Who Are ELLs? on p. 216.)
• Current teaching strategies on the effective application of learning principles as identified by the Institute for Educational Sciences are covered in greater detail (https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/PracticeGuide/1).
