Based on research in human development as it relates to learning, teaching, and thinking, this text presents a discussion explaining, applying, illustrating and investigating psychological principles.
Psychology for Teaching Summary
Psychology for Teaching by Guy R. Lefrancois
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Table of Contents
1. Psychology For Teaching. Preview. Focus Questions. Psychology for Teaching. Teaching and Your Beliefs. Psychology. Models of Learners and Teachers. A Model of Teaching. Psychology Applied to Teaching. Teaching as Decision Making. Teaching as Problem Solving. Teaching as Empowering Students. Teaching as a Reflective Activity. Teaching as a Craft. Teaching as a Career. Cultural and Global Diversity. Main Points. Applied Questions. Internet Activity. Study Terms. Suggested Readings. 2. An Overview Of Development. Preview. Focus Questions. Concepts in Human Development. Principles of Human Development. Moral Development. Language Development. Main Points. Applied Questions. Internet Activity. Study Terms. Suggested Readings. 3. Cognitive And Social Development. Preview. Focus Questions. Gender Roles. Personality Development: Erik Erikson. Cognitive Development. Piaget's Most Basic Ideas. Construction of the Intellect: Piaget's Theory. Educational Implications of Piaget's Theory. Vygotsky's Cultural/Cognitive Theory. Educational Implications of Vygotsky's Theory. Main Points. Applied Questions. Internet Activity. Study Terms. Suggested Readings. 4. Behaviorism And Social Learning Theory. Preview. Focus Questions. Learning. Three Approaches to Human Learning. Pavlov's Classical Conditioning. Watson's Environmentalism. Thorndike's Connectionism. Skinner's Operant Conditioning. A Summary of Behavioristic Contributions to Instruction. Beyond Freedom: A Philosophical Discussion. Bandura's Social Cognitive Theory. Instructional Implications of Social Cognitive Theory. Main Points. Applied Questions. Internet Activity. Study Terms. Suggested Readings. 5. Thinking And Remembering. Preview. Focus Questions. Cognitivism. The Modal Model of Memory. Processes in Long-Term Memory. Educational Applications: Teaching for Retrieval. Metacognition. Main Points. Applied Questions. Internet Activity. Study Terms. Suggested Readings. 6. Cognitive Approaches To Teaching. Preview. Focus Questions. Direct Instruction and Constructivism. Bruner's Theory: Discovery Learning. Ausubel's Theory: Reception Learning. Discovery or Reception? Some Cognitive Instructional Models and Emphases. Another Look at Constructivism. Main Points. Applied Questions. Internet Activity. Study Terms. Suggested Readings. 7. Humanistic Approaches To Teaching. Preview. Focus Questions. Humanistic Psychology. Rogerian Humanistic Theory. Humanism in the Classroom. (Part contents).
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