Empirical Research in Teaching and Learning : Contributions from Social Psychology.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mashek, Debra.

Contributor:

Hammer, Elizabeth Yost.

Series:

Blackwell/Claremont Applied Social Psychology Ser.

Blackwell/Claremont Applied Social Psychology Ser. ; v.4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social psychology--Study and teaching.

Social psychology -- Study and teaching.

Sociology--Study and teaching.

Sociology -- Study and teaching.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (201 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2011.

Summary:

Empirical Research in Teaching and Learning: Contributions from Social Psychology draws upon the latest empirical research and empirically-based theories from social psychology to inform the scholarship of teaching and learning. Provides an accessible theoretical grounding in social psychological principles and addresses specific empirical evidence drawn from teaching and learning contexts Features concrete strategies for use in the classroom setting Includes contributions from experts in both social psychology and the scholarship of teaching and learning.

Contents:

Empirical Research in Teaching and Learning: Contributions from Social Psychology

Contents

Contributors

Preface

1 How Can Social Psychology Galvanize Teaching and Learning?

2 A Social Look at Student-Instructor Interactions

3 Self-Construal, Culture and Diversity in Higher Education

4 Unintentional Prejudice and Social Psychology's Lessons for Cross-Racial Teaching

5 Teaching in Ways that Support Students' Autonomy

6 Achievement is an Attitude: The Importance of Help-Seeking Attitudes when Predicting Academic Achievement

7 Applying the Science of Learning to the Art of Teaching

8 Which Strategies Best Enhance Teaching and Learning in Higher Education?

9 Understanding Faculty Reluctance to Assess Teaching and Learning: A Social Psychological Perspective

10 Applying Social Psychology in the College Classroom: Teachers and Learners Need (Your) Scholarship

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: Mashek, Debra Empirical Research in Teaching and Learning

ISBN:

9781444395310

OCLC:

742333207