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Presents the nature, origin, implications, and future course of unresolved issues in the Psychology. This book includes theories and developments. It presents the work of an international group of experts.
Sommario
Dedication.
Preface.
PART ONE: INTRODUCTION.
Current Perspectives in Educational Psychology (W. M. Reynolds & G. E. Miller).
PART TWO: COGNITIVE CONTRIBUTIONS TO LEARNING, DEVELOPMENT AND INSTRUCTION.
Contemporary Theories of Intelligence (R. J. Sternberg).
Memory and Information Processes (R. E. Mayer).
Self-Regulation and Learning (D. H. Schunk & B. J. Zimmerman).
Metacognition and Learning (C. B. McCormick).
Motivation and Classroom Learning (P. R. Pintrich).
PART THREE: SOCIOCULTURAL, INSTRUCTION AND RELATIONAL PROCESSES.
Sociocultural Contexts for Teaching and Learning (V. John-Steiner & H. Mahn).
Teaching Processes in Elementary and Secondary Education (M. Pressley, et al.).
Cooperative Learning and Achievement Theory and Research (R. E. Slavin, et al.).
Relationships Between Teachers and Children (R. C. Pianta, et al.).
School Adjustment (K. R. Wentzel).
Gender Issues in the Classroom (J. Koch).
PART FOUR: CURRICULUM APPLICATIONS.
Early Childhood Education (H. Goelman, et al.).
Psychology of Literacy and Literacy Instruction (M. Pressley).
Mathematical Leaning (R. Lehrer & R. Lesh).
Computers, the Internet, and New Media for Learning (R. Goldman & J. W. Waxman).
PART FIVE: EXCEPTIONAL LEARNER PROGRAMS AND STUDENTS.
School Psychology (D. Reschly).
Learning Disabilities (L. S. Siegel).
Gifted Education Programs and Procedures (P. Olszewski-Kubilius).
School-Related Behavior Disorders (H. M. Walker & F. M. Gresham).
PART SIX: EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM, RESEARCH AND POLICY.
Learning and Pedagogy in Initial Teacher Preparation (J. A. Whitcomb).
Educational/Psychological Intervention (J. R. Levin, et al.).
Research to Policy for Guiding Educational Reform (B. L. McCombs).
Future Perspectives in Educational Psychology (G. E. Miller & W. M. Reynolds).
