Educational Psychology category: 2684 books
Upper Elementary Math Lessons
Case Studies of Real Teaching
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2011
Engaging students in worthwhile learning requires more than a knowledge of underlying principles of good teaching. It demands considerable practice as well as images of what good teaching in particular situations and for particular purposes might look like. This volume provides these images. These...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2018
This book presents research involving learning opportunities that are afforded to learners of science when the focus is on linking the formal and informal science education sectors. It uses the metaphor of a "landscape" as it emphasises how the authors see the possible movement within a...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2012
Part of a vital Springer series on self-study practices in teaching and teacher education, this collection offers a range of contributions to the topic that embody the reflections of science teacher educators who have applied self-study methodology to their own professional development. The material...
The Laughing Guide to Change
Using Humor and Science to Master Your Behaviors, Emotions, and Thoughts
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2019
The motto of this book is smarter through laughter. The Laughing Guide to Change combines humor and science to make you happier and healthier. To improve your well-being you need to master your behaviors, emotions and thoughts. These are important drivers of change that can be learned and practiced...
The Laughing Guide to Well-Being
Using Humor and Science to Become Happier and Healthier
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2016
Do you experience stress? Are you interested in better health and well-being? Do you pursue happiness? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you need to read this book. If you answered no, you’re in denial. All of us can use a little help to become happier or healthier. Unfortunately, the...
Promoting Service Leadership Qualities in University Students
The Case of Hong Kong
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2015
This book outlines the development of service leadership curricula, programs and materials designed for university students in Hong Kong. In addition, it includes evaluation studies and specific service leadership programs, making it a pioneering book that integrates service leadership and student...
The Disorder of Mathematics Education
Challenging the Sociopolitical Dimensions of Research
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2016
Research within a socio-political paradigm or “turn” has been gradually recognized and institutionalized as an important part of mathematics education. This book focuses on the neglected problems, tensions and contradictions evoked by this process. The authors do this by challenging current regimes...
by Bruce B. Frey
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2014
100 Questions (and Answers) About Tests and Measurement asks (and answers) important questions about the world of social science measurement. It is ideal as an introduction to students new to the concepts, to advanced students and professionals looking to review ideas and procedures, as well as to...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2017
This handbook connects the practice of statistics to the teaching and learning of the subject with contributions from experts in several disciplines. Chapters present current challenges and methods of statistics education in the changing world for statistics and mathematics educators. Issues addressed...
Metacognition: Fundaments, Applications, and Trends
A Profile of the Current State-Of-The-Art
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2014
This book is devoted to the Metacognition arena. It highlights works that show relevant analysis, reviews, theoretical, and methodological proposals, as well as studies, approaches, applications, and tools that shape current state, define trends and inspire future research. As a result of the revision...
Universities in the Networked Society
Cultural Diversity and Digital Competences in Learning Communities
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2019
This book presents research on the effects and effectiveness of ICT applications in lifelong learning in relation to digital competences of educators. It sketches recent and future evolutions in higher education, explores whether universities have adjusted policies and business models in line with...
by Ming Li
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2018
This pivot considers the impact of INSET courses on EFL teachers practicing under the national curriculum reform in China. Providing context-specific findings on the policy and implementation of INSET as well as its impact on teacher education initiatives in both China and similar contexts, it explores...
Create a Growth Mindset School
An Administrator's Guide to Leading a Growth Mindset Community
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2018
Principals and district administrators will learn ways to develop, sustain, monitor, and lead schools and districts striving for growth mindset learning environments. The book will include guidance in the areas of: growth mindset hiring, feedback, systemic professional learning, and ways to evaluate...
Empowerment Starts Here
Seven Principles to Empowering Urban Youth
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2011
Empowerment Starts Here covers an experimental approach to social change within urban communities by way of seven distinct principles for student empowerment. Turning classroom methods into a school model, Preparatory School for Global Leadership was the first to experience student empowerment at...