Principles of Educational Psychology

by Jeanne Ellis Ormrod, Donald H. Saklofske, Vicki L. Schwean

How children and adolescents learn and think, how they change as they grow and develop, why they do the things they do, how they are often very different from one another and at other times so much alike--our understanding of all these things has innumerable implications for classroom practice and, ultimately, for the lives of the next generation.

This textbook recognizes that the principles of educational psychology have clear relevance to understanding, encouraging, and assessing learning, and to the decisions a classroom teacher must make on an ongoing basis. It concentrates on core concepts and principles, and employs a unique approach to help students understand concepts by encouraging them to examine their own learning and then showing them how to apply these concepts as teachers.

Genres: Education

448 pages, Paperback

First published May 2, 2005

About the author

Jeanne Ellis is Professor Emerita in UNC's School of Psychological Sciences & author of 'How We Think and Learn'