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Informationen zum Autor Cathal Ó Siochrú is Senior Lecturer in Education Studies at Liverpool Hope University, UK. Klappentext Psychology and the Study of Education explores both the insights and applications that psychology can offer in a range of educational contexts. Zusammenfassung Psychology and the Study of Education explores both the insights and applications that psychology can offer in a range of educational contexts. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Introduction: reconsidering what we think we know about the psychology of education CATHAL Ó SIOCHRÚ PART I: Processes: an exploration of key learning processes 2 Memory and learning: how we learn by remembering what happened and imagining what could have happened SUZANNE EGAN 3 Creative learning and learning creativity: scrutinising the nature of creativity and developing strategies to foster creativity in education CHLOE SHU-HUA YEH 4 Reading, writing and dyslexia: understanding the myths, supporting education LORNA BOURKE PART II: Identities: examining the role of the mind and identity in learning 5 Bodies of education: how brain, body, and environment are entangled in thinking and learning MAREK MCGANN 6 Learning to relate: how social understanding helps children to make sense of their social worlds JIM STACK 7 Boys do maths, girls do English: tracing the origins of gender identity and impact in education CATHAL Ó SIOCHRÚ PART III: Origins: re-examining some of the core theories of learning 8 Rediscovering Piaget: a fresh perspective on Piagetian theory and method CLAIRE LLOYD 9 Rats, reinforcements and role-models: taking a second look at behaviourism and its relevance to education CATHAL Ó SIOCHRÚ 10 Learning as a shared process: Vygotsky and the socio-cultural theories of learning CATHERINE O’CONNELL
