Educational psychology : concepts, research and challenges / edited by Christine M. Rubie-Davies.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rubie-Davies, Christine M.

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Educational psychology--Research.

Educational psychology.

Education--Research--Methodology.

Education.

Physical Description:

xiv, 274 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon, England ; New York, NY : Routledge, [2011]

Summary:

Research in educational psychology has had a huge impact in terms of enhancing understanding and challenging thinking about teachers and learners. Educational Psychology: Concepts, Research and Challenges brings together the latest research across many areas of educational psychology, introducing and reporting on the most effective methodologies for studying teachers and learners and providing overviews of current debates within the field. With Chapters from international authors, this academic text or advanced level textbook provides theoretical overviews and research findings from across the field including:

Teaching and learning

Research methods

Motivation and instruction

Curriculum - reading, writing, mathematics

Cognition

Special Educational Needs and behaviour management

Sociocultural and socioemotional perspectives

Assessment and evaluation

Educational psychology has historically had a focus on students with particular learning needs. This book provides a discussion about the gradual movement toward inclusion and the possibility of developing a more cohesive and potentially more effective education system for all students. It also provides recent research into effective behaviour management and presents specific and valuable techniques employed in applied behaviour analysis. The contributors also deliver analysis on the motivation of students and how home and society in general can contribute towards constraining or enhancing student learning.

This book is a must-read for academics, researchers, undergraduate and graduate students who recognize the substantial contribution of educational psychology to increasing our understanding of students and their learning, and of teachers and their teaching. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction / Christine M. Rubie Davies Davies, Christine M. Rubie 1

1 Research methods in education: contemporary issues / Lottie Thompson Thompson, Lottie, Angelika Anderson Anderson, Angelika 8

2 What is this lesson about? Instructional processes and student understandings in writing lessons / Helen S. Timperley Timperley, Helen S., Judy M. Parr Parr, Judy M. 18

3 Reading: the great debate / Tom W. Nicholson Nicholson, Tom W., William E. Tunmer Tunmer, William E. 36

4 Writing in the curriculum: a complex act to teach and to evaluate / Judy M. Parr Parr, Judy M. 51

5 The curriculum: developing multiplicative thinking and reasoning in mathematics / Jennifer M. Young-Loveridge Young-Loveridge, Jennifer M. 68

6 How research in educational psychology has contributed to instructional procedures: the case of cognitive load theory / Renaw Low Low, Renaw, Putai Jin Jin, Putai, John Sweller Sweller, John 87

7 Assessment and evaluation / John A. Hattie Hattie, John A., Gavin T.L. Brown Brown, Gavin T.L. 102

8 Motivation, learning and instruction / Michael Townsend Townsend, Michael 118

9 Teacher expectations and beliefs: influences on the socioemotional environment of the classroom / Christine M. Rubie-Davies Rubie-Davies, Christine M., Elizabeth R. Peterson Peterson, Elizabeth R. 134

10 Managing classroom behaviour: assertiveness and warmth / Jane E. Prochnow Prochnow, Jane E., Angus H. Macfarlane Macfarlane, Angus H. 150

11 Applied behaviour analysis: contributions to New Zealand educational psychology / Dennis Rose Rose, Dennis, John Church Church, John 167

12 Reconceptualizing special education / Don Brown Brown, Don, Dennis Moore Moore, Dennis 184

13 Children's friendships: real and imaginary / Tom W. Nicholson Nicholson, Tom W., Michael Townsend Townsend, Michael 200

14 Atypical behaviour development: preschool hyperactivity and parent-child relationships / Louise J. Keown Keown, Louise J. 215

15 Family literacy practices and the promise of optimization: a Vietnamese study / Thanh-Binh Tran Tran, Thanh-Binh, Stuart Mcnaughton Mcnaughton, Stuart, Judy M. Parr Parr, Judy M. 229

16 Societal and cultural perspectives through a Te Kotahitanga lens / Mere Berryman Berryman, Mere, Russell Bishop Bishop, Russell 249

17 Conclusion: some potential influences of educational psychology on educational research / John Sweller Sweller, John, Christine M. Rubie-Davies Rubie-Davies, Christine M. 268.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

ISBN:

9780415562638

0415562635

9780415562645

0415562643

9780203838884

0203838882

OCLC:

548660286

Publisher Number:

99942594409