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Essentials of Educational Psychology
Breaking the Mold: A New Approach to Teaching and Writing about the Field of Educational Psychology
"Essentials presents a welcomed alternative to currently available formats, and represents a change that will help reshape how educational psychology is taught and more importantly perceived among teacher education candidates, from that of a disjointed set of theories to be learned for exit examinations and national certification to a coherent body of knowledge that informs teachers as they develop their teaching craft." Cecil Robinson, University of Alabama
"I think the coverage is about the same, if not somewhat better, as found in other texts. But what makes this text different is the depth in which the author explores some issues and offers very good examples and exercises to illustrate points. I found the text compelling." Robert B. Faux, University of Pittsburgh
"This text is unique in that it provides ample coverage of educational psychology topics in ten instead of the usual fifteen to sixteen chapters. This text provides the most readable yet comprehensive content of any text I have seen so far. It is the most appropriate text for undergraduate students that I have seen." Rhoda Cummings, University of Nevada, Reno
Helping Teachers and Pre-Service Teachers Understand the Value and Applicability of Educational Psychology to Classroom Teaching
"The presentation is more concise because content is organized more around big ideas and principles than around elaborating theoretical positions and describing studies. For instructors who are trying to move their educational psychology courses toward greater application and appropriateness for teacher education, this will be welcome." Lynley H. Anderman, University of Kentucky
"Writing style is very readable and highly engaging. There is more emphasis on learning principles and recommendations for teaching strategies in this book compared to other texts. Students would find it very rich in terms of suggestions and recommendations." Julita G. Lambating, California State University, Sacramento
"I'll admit I'm a fan of this text. Having read it from start to finish, I certainly feel comfortable with the information presented, really enjoyed the authentic documents used to illustrate or capture the 'student voice', and found the author's view of how to teach children and adolescents consistent with my own view and the view I try to foster in my students." Dr. Ty Binfet, Loyola Marymount University
"Essentials presents a welcomed alternative to currently available formats, and represents a change that will help reshape how educational psychology is taught and more importantly perceived among teacher education candidates, from that of a disjointed set of theories to be learned for exit examinations and national certification to a coherent body of knowledge that informs teachers as they develop their teaching craft." Cecil Robinson, University of Alabama
"I think the coverage is about the same, if not somewhat better, as found in other texts. But what makes this text different is the depth in which the author explores some issues and offers very good examples and exercises to illustrate points. I found the text compelling." Robert B. Faux, University of Pittsburgh
"This text is unique in that it provides ample coverage of educational psychology topics in ten instead of the usual fifteen to sixteen chapters. This text provides the most readable yet comprehensive content of any text I have seen so far. It is the most appropriate text for undergraduate students that I have seen." Rhoda Cummings, University of Nevada, Reno
Helping Teachers and Pre-Service Teachers Understand the Value and Applicability of Educational Psychology to Classroom Teaching
"The presentation is more concise because content is organized more around big ideas and principles than around elaborating theoretical positions and describing studies. For instructors who are trying to move their educational psychology courses toward greater application and appropriateness for teacher education, this will be welcome." Lynley H. Anderman, University of Kentucky
"Writing style is very readable and highly engaging. There is more emphasis on learning principles and recommendations for teaching strategies in this book compared to other texts. Students would find it very rich in terms of suggestions and recommendations." Julita G. Lambating, California State University, Sacramento
"I'll admit I'm a fan of this text. Having read it from start to finish, I certainly feel comfortable with the information presented, really enjoyed the authentic documents used to illustrate or capture the 'student voice', and found the author's view of how to teach children and adolescents consistent with my own view and the view I try to foster in my students." Dr. Ty Binfet, Loyola Marymount University
480 pages, Paperback
First published October 16, 2005
About the author
Jeanne Ellis Ormrod
72 books15 followersJeanne Ellis is Professor Emerita in UNC's School of Psychological Sciences & author of 'How We Think and Learn'
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June 9, 2026
I deadass read this full textbook for class so I’m counting it in my books read
February 10, 2022
Kind of dry but still helpful.
January 24, 2023
This was one of the most engaging text books I have ever read. I actually wanted to go back and read things more in depth after I finished the lesson.
July 25, 2013
This book was one of my first forays into the field of education and the psychological mechanics which provide the field's foundation within the classroom (Or, as my undergraduate history professor Roper would have termed it, the underlying "infrastructure").
I found the book to be well structured and educational- at least for a beginner such as myself. The author does a good job of providing examples and defining terms. A solid overview of the various perspectives within educational psychology and a terse account of their history were provided. The writing style was fluid, personable, readable and rarely dry.
I, unfortunately, did not get the MyEducationLab access when I bought this book. Thus, there were some sections of the book in which the coverage seemed lacking because of the lack of access to the computer component.
Overall it was a good textbook and one I would recommend to others who are just stepping into this field of study or who someday plan to teach.
I found the book to be well structured and educational- at least for a beginner such as myself. The author does a good job of providing examples and defining terms. A solid overview of the various perspectives within educational psychology and a terse account of their history were provided. The writing style was fluid, personable, readable and rarely dry.
I, unfortunately, did not get the MyEducationLab access when I bought this book. Thus, there were some sections of the book in which the coverage seemed lacking because of the lack of access to the computer component.
Overall it was a good textbook and one I would recommend to others who are just stepping into this field of study or who someday plan to teach.
June 20, 2012
This book does an excellent job of exploring the world of educational psychology. I was actually dreading this class this summer but overall but this book was actually interesting and got me through the class quite nicely. Normally I wouldnt read these books but since it was a summer class I had no choice. I actually enjoyed it at times and would recommend it to anyone going into the field of education.
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