A Short Guide to Action Research
Pearson (Verlag)
978-0-205-36030-7 (ISBN)
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"Anita Woolfolk's readability, approach, and coverage are exactly why I use her book." Dr. Nancy F. Knapp, University of Georgia "The major strengths of this book are completeness of the topics, the up-to-date research base, and the supplemental material. This is still the classic in the field." Dr. Steve Hoover, St. Cloud State University "Woolfolk is one of the most comprehensive textbooks on Educational Psychology around. In addition, the level of writing and presentation of ideas are very reader-friendly." Dr. Cheryl C. Durwin, Southern Connecticut State University This best-selling classic text provides beginning teachers with the tools and inspiration to become masters of their chosen profession. The Ninth Edition maintains the lucid writing style for which the author is renowned, combined with a clear emphasis on educational psychology's practical relevance. New to This Edition * New Chapter 13, Teaching for Self-Regulation, Creativity, and Tolerance recognizes that there is more to schooling than academics and educational psychology has much to say about important non-academic outcomes. * Reaching Every Student.
In every chapter, these boxes present ideas for assessing, teaching, and motivating ALL of the students in today's diverse classroom. * Enhancing Expertise: Technology and Professional Development. One section in every chapter describes how to use the World Wide Web to continue learning after the course and throughout teaching. * Passing the Praxis. Every chapter contains helpful tips as students prepare for licensure examinations. Standards and Licensure Appendix: Praxis II and INTASC. Students can refer to this Appendix at the end of the book for detailed correlations to Praxis II exam topics addressed in the text. * Stop/Think/Write. Prompts throughout each chapter provide "minds-on experiences." * What Would You Say? Two or three times in every chapter students are asked how they would answer possible job interview questions suggested by practicing principals and superintendents around the country. Stories of Learning/Tributes to Teaching. In every chapter, a brief story reveals how a real teacher made a difference in the life of a student.
Every student copy comes packaged with a CD-Rom that provides key Praxis information and free access to the Becoming a Professional Web Site where students will find a variety of activities to enhance learning and resources to help them develop portfolios, prepare for certification and job interviews, and utilize lesson plans, activities and class management aids to implement successful strategies and ideas into their own classroom.
All chapters begin with "Overview," "Questions," and "Teachers Casebook (What Would You Do?)." All chapters conclude with "Summary Table," "Becoming a Professional," "Passing the PRAXIS," "Teachers Casebook (What Would They Do?)," and "Guidelines." 1. TEACHERS, TEACHING and EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY. Do Teachers Make a Difference? What Is Good Teaching? How This Book Can Help You Learn. Enhancing Your Expertise with Technology: Professional Development. 2. COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT and LANGUAGE. A Definition of Development. Piagets Theory of Cognitive Development. Implications of Piagets Theory for Teachers. Vygotskys Sociocultural Perspective. Implications of Vygotskys Theory for Teachers. The Development of Language. Enhancing Your Expertise with Technology: Language and Literacy Development. Applying Vygotskys Ideas in Teaching. 3. PERSONAL, SOCIAL, and EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT. The Work of Erikson. Understanding Ourselves and Others. Moral Development. Socialization: Family, Peers, and Teachers. Challenges for Children. Enhancing Your Expertise with Technology: Emotional and Social Development. 4. LEARNER DIFFERENCES. Language and Labeling. Individual Differences in Intelligence. Ability Differences and Teaching Cognitive and Learning Styles. Changes in the Law: Integration, Mainstreaming, and Inclusion. Prevalent Problems and Mild Disabilities. Enhancing Your Expertise with Technology: Learning About Learning Disabilities. Less Prevalent Problems and More Severe Disabilities. Section 504 Protections for Students. Students Who Are Gifted and Talented. 5. CULTURE and COMMUNITY. Todays Multicultural Classrooms. Social Class Differences. Ethnic and Racial Differences. Girls and Boys: Differences in the Classroom. Language Differences in the Classroom. Creating Culturally Compatible Classrooms. Enhancing Your Expertise with Technology: Teaching Every Student. 6. BEHAVIORAL VIEWS of LEARNING. Understanding Learning. Early Explanations of Learning: Contiguity and Classical Conditioning. Operant Conditioning: Trying New Responses. Applied Behavior Analysis. Recent Approaches: Self-Regulation and Cognitive Behavior Modification. Enhancing Your Expertise with Technology: Self-Regulation. Problems and Issues. 7. COGNITIVE VIEWS of LEARNING. Elements of the Cognitive Perspective. The Information Processing Model of Memory. Metacognition, Regulation, and Individual Differences. Becoming Knowledgeable: Some Basic Principles. Enhancing Your Expertise with Technology: Memory Techniques. 8. COMPLEX COGNITIVE PROCESSES. The Importance of Understanding. Learning and Teaching About Concepts. Teaching Concepts in Diverse Classrooms. Problem Solving. Enhancing Your Expertise with Technology: Problem Solving. Becoming an Expert Student: Learning Strategies and Study Skills. Teaching for Transfer. 9. SOCIAL COGNITIVE and CONSTRUCTIVIST VIEWS of LEARNING. Social Processes in Learning. Social Learning and Social Cognitive Theories. Constructivism and Situated Learning.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 20.5.2003 |
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| Zusatzinfo | illustrations |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Schulbuch / Wörterbuch |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Pädagogische Psychologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-205-36030-0 / 0205360300 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-205-36030-7 / 9780205360307 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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