Psychology and education. (2005)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Susan Bentham.
• Other Names: Bentham, Susan, 1958-
• Contents: 1. Perspectives on learning: the cognitive approach -- Piaget -- Vygotsky -- Bruner -- Applications -- 2. Perspectives on learning: the behaviourist and humanistic approaches -- Behaviourist approach -- Applications of behaviourism -- Humanistic approach -- Applications of the humanistic approach -- 3. Assessing educational performance -- What is psychometrics? -- Types of psychometric tests -- Value of psychometric tests -- Types of performance assessments at different ages: the National Curriculum and Key Stages -- Specific ways in which educational performance can be assessed -- Value and limitations of assessment -- Implications of assessment and categorisation -- Implications of assessment and categorisation -- 4. Special educational needs -- Definitions of special educational need -- A global approach to assessment -- Who has special needs? -- Overview of some specific types of learning disabilities -- Strategies for educating children with special needs -- Dyslexia -- Gifted children -- 5. Cultural and gender diversity -- Differences in educational performance -- Gender -- Other factors -- Explanations for differential performance -- Why have girls succeeded? -- Why do some students from lower social classes and ethnic groups underachieve? -- Why do some beet the odds? -- Why do some boys underachieve despite benefits from social class? -- Strategies for improving educational performance -- 6. Learning and teaching styles -- Definitions -- Theories -- Measurement of learning styles -- Individual differences in learning styles -- Improving learning effectiveness and study skills -- 7. Motivation -- Definitions -- Types -- Theories -- Attribution theory -- Learned helplessness -- Improving motivation and reducing learned helplessness -- 8. Disruptive behaviour in school -- Definitions and types -- Effects -- Diagnosis -- Explanations/ causes/ interventions -- 9. Design and layout of educational environments -- Environmental psychology -- Physical features of the learning environment -- Effects of physical features on performance and feelings -- Creating better environmental conditions for learning -- 10. Study aids -- Improving your essay writing skills -- Key study.
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2005
• Extent: 1 online resource (388 pages)
• Subjects: 370.15; Educational psychology; Learning, Psychology of; Psychopédagogie; Educational psychology; Psychologie de l'éducation; Educational psychology; Onderwijspsychologie; Leren; Einführung; Pädagogische Psychologie
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781134617920; 1134617925
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.