Educational Psychology Books

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41. Cognitive Development

    An Advanced Textbook

    Edited by Marc H. Bornstein, Michael E. Lamb

    This new text consists of parts of Bornstein and Lamb’s Developmental Science, 6th edition along with new introductory material that as a whole provides a cutting edge and comprehensive overview of cognitive development. Each of the world-renowned contributors masterfully introduces the...

    Published March 24th 2011 by Psychology Press
42. Social and Personality Development

    An Advanced Textbook

    Edited by Michael E. Lamb, Marc H. Bornstein

    This new text contains parts of Bornstein and Lamb’s Developmental Science, 6th edition, along with new introductory material, providing a cutting edge and comprehensive overview of social and personality development. Each of the world-renowned contributors masterfully introduces the history...

    Published March 24th 2011 by Psychology Press
43. Social Understanding and Social Lives

    From Toddlerhood through to the Transition to School

    By Claire Hughes

    Series: Essays in Developmental Psychology

    Over the past thirty years, researchers have documented a remarkable growth in children’s social understanding between toddlerhood and the early school years. However, it is still unclear why some children’s awareness of others' thoughts and feelings lags so far behind that of their peers. Based on...

    Published March 22nd 2011 by Psychology Press
44. What's the Buzz?

    A Social Skills Enrichment Programme for Primary Students

    By Mark Le Messurier, Madhavi Nawana Parker

    Some children, for all manner of reasons, struggle to make friends and fit in socially. What’s the Buzz? is a unique sixteen-lesson social skills enrichment programme designed to explicitly teach children how to think and relate to others in social situations. This lively, highly practical...

    Published March 22nd 2011 by Routledge
45. Psychology for the Classroom: E-Learning

    By John Woollard

    Series: Psychology for the Classroom

    Psychology for the Classroom: E-Learning is a lively and accessible introduction to the field of technology-supported teaching and learning and the educational psychology associated with those developments. Offering a substantial and useful analysis of e-learning, this practical book includes...

    Published March 13th 2011 by Routledge
46. Handbook of Self-Regulation of Learning and Performance

    Edited by Barry J. Zimmerman, Dale H. Schunk

    Series: Educational Psychology Handbook

    Self-regulated learning (or self-regulation) refers to the process whereby learners personally activate and sustain cognitions, affects, and behaviours that are systematically oriented toward the attainment of learning goals. This is the first volume to integrate into a single volume all aspects of...

    Published March 7th 2011 by Routledge
47. Intelligence and Intelligence Testing

    By Richard Fletcher, John Hattie

    Have you ever wondered what IQ is and how it is measured? Why is there such a premium placed on high IQ? What do we mean by intelligence? What does your IQ score mean? There can be no denying the enduring appeal of IQ over the last century. It is probably one of the most misunderstood yet highly...

    Published March 1st 2011 by Routledge
48. The Taxonomy of Metacognition

    By Pina Tarricone

    Metacognition is a complex construct which is fundamental to learning. Its complex, fuzzy and multifaceted nature has often led to its colloquial application in research, resulting in studies that fail to identify its theoretical foundation or elements. In response to this, the research community...

    Published February 27th 2011 by Psychology Press
49. Developmental Cognitive Science Goes to School

    Edited by Nancy L. Stein, Stephen Raudenbush

    This book addresses core issues related to school learning and the use of developmental/cognitive science models to improve school-based instruction. The contributors comprise a veritable "who's who" of leading researchers and scientists who are broadly trained in developmental psychology,...

    Published December 19th 2010 by Routledge
50. Handbook of Research on Learning and Instruction

    Edited by Richard E. Mayer, Patricia A. Alexander

    Series: Educational Psychology Handbook

    During the past twenty years researchers have made exciting progress in the science of learning (i.e., how people learn) and the science of instruction (i.e., how to help people learn). This Handbook examines learning and instruction in a variety of classroom and non-classroom environments and with...

    Published December 12th 2010 by Routledge