Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Teachers, Teaching and Educational Psychology Part 1 Learners Chapter 2 Cognitive Development and LanguageChapter 3 Personal, Social and Emotional Development Chapter 4 Learner Differences and Learning Needs Chapter 5 Culture and Diversity Part 2 Learning and MotivationChapter 6 Behavioural Views of LearningChapter 7 Cognitive Views of Learning Chapter 8 Complex Cognitive Processes Chapter 9 Social Cognitive and Constructivist Views of Learning Chapter 10 Motivation in Learning and TeachingChapter 11 Engaged Learning: Cooperation and Community Part 3 Teaching and MotivationChapter 12 Creating Learning EnvironmentsChapter 13 Teaching for LearningChapter 14 Standardised Testing

Chapter 15 Classroom AssessmentGlossaryReferencesIndex

Promotional Information

This first European adaptation of Anita Woolfolk's 'Educational Psychology' brings something entirely new to our Education market - a comprehensive introduction to the study of education from a psychology perspective. Fully contextualised for the European setting, this edition includes the latest international research together with a large number of vignettes from European practitioners in a variety of educational settings. For existing adopters, it retains the strong theoretical framework and clarity of expression that has made it the world's best selling book on Educational Psychology.

Reviews

" This wide-ranging and theoretically grounded text is set to become a classic in the psychology of education " Alec Webster - Professor Emeritus In Educational Psychology, University Of Bristol " This is an exceptionally strong book that explains the psychology in education in a clear and vivid way. I also appreciated the European approach of the book [ ] I would certainly recommend educators to use this book ." Sofie Loyens - Assistant Professor at the Department of Psychology, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands