Educational Psychology / Edition 12

by Anita Woolfolk

Overview

The 12th Edition of Educational Psychology maintains the lucid writing style for which the author is renowned. It is as free of jargon and technical language as possible in order to be clear, relevant, and interesting to all readers. Theory and practice are not separated in the text, but are considered together. The book shows very clearly how information and ideas drawn from research in educational psychology can be applied to solve the everyday problems of teaching. Readers explore the connections between research and practice through a wealth of examples, lesson segments, case studies, guidelines, and practical tips from experienced teachers. The content reveals the immense value and usefulness of educational psychology, a field that offers unique and crucial knowledge to any who dare to teach and to all who love to learn.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780132613163
Publisher:	Pearson
Publication date:	01/19/2012
Edition description:	Older Edition
Pages:	587
Product dimensions:	9.02(w) x 10.95(h) x 0.97(d)

About the Author

Anita Woolfolk Hoy was born in Fort Worth, Texas, where her mother taught child development at TCU and her father was an early worker in the computer industry. She is a Texas Longhorn; all of her degrees are from the University of Texas, Austin, the last one a PhD.

After graduating, she was a psychologist working with children in elementary and secondary schools in 15 counties of central Texas. She began her career in higher education as a professor of educational psychology at Rutgers University, and then moved to The Ohio State University in 1994. Today she is Professor Emerita at Ohio State.

Anita's research focuses on motivation and cognition, specifically, students' and teachers' sense of efficacy and teachers' beliefs about education. For many years she was the editor of Theory Into Practice, a journal that brings the best ideas from research to practicing educators. With students and colleagues, she has published more than 150 books, book chapters and research articles.

Anita has served as Vice-President for Division K (Teaching & Teacher Education) of the American Educational Research Association and President of Division 15 (Educational Psychology) of the American Psychological Association. Before completing this 14th edition of Educational Psychology, she collaborated with Nancy Perry, University of British Columbia, to write the 2nd edition of Child Development (Pearson, 2015), a book for all those who work with and love children.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Learning, Teaching, and Educational Psychology

PART 1: STUDENTS

Chapter 2: Cognitive Development

Chapter 3: The Self, Social, and Moral Development

Chapter 4: Learner Differences and Learning Needs

Chapter 5: Language Development, Language Diversity, and Immigrant Education NEW CHAPTER

Chapter 6: Culture and Diversity

PART 2: LEARNING AND MOTIVATION

Chapter 7: Behavioral Views of Learning

Chapter 8: Cognitive Views of Learning

Chapter 9: Complex Cognitive Processes

Chapter 10: The Learning Sciences and Constructivism

Chapter 11: Social Cognitive Views of Learning and Motivation

Chapter 12: Motivation in Learning, and Teaching

PART 3: TEACHING AND ASSESSING

Chapter 13: Creating Learning Environments

Chapter 14: Teaching Every Student

Chapter 15: Classroom Assessment, Grading, and Standardized Testing

Licensure Appendix