| Description |
1 online resource (2 volumes, xxxix, 1003 pages) : illustrations |
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Macmillan social science library |
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Gale virtual reference library.
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Macmillan social science library.
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| Contents |
v. 1. A-J -- volume 2. K-Z |
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volume 1. Ability Grouping -- Abuse and Neglect -- Academic Press -- Accountability -- Achievement Motivation -- Action Research -- Adolescence -- Aggression -- Alexander, Patricia A. 1947- -- Analogy -- Anchored Instruction -- Anderson, John Robert 1947- -- Anderson, Richard C(hase) 1934- -- Anxiety -- Applied Behavior Analysis -- Aptitude Tests -- Argumentation -- At-Risk Students -- Attachment -- Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) -- Attribution Theory -- Attributional Retraining -- Authentic Assessment -- Authentic Tasks -- Autism Spectrum Disorders -- Autonomy Support -- Bandura, Albert 1925- -- Behavioral Objectives -- Behaviorism -- Beliefs About Learning -- Berliner, David Charles 1938- -- Bilingual Education -- Bloom's Taxonomy -- Brain and Learning -- Bransford, John D. -- Bronfenbrenner, Urie 1917-2005 -- Brophy, Jere E(dward) 1940- -- Brown, Ann Leslie 1943-1999 -- Bruner, Jerome S(eymour) 1915- -- Bullies and Victims -- Calfee, Robert C. 1933- -- Caring Teachers -- Cheating -- Clark, Kenneth Bancroft 1914-2005 -- Class Size -- Classical Conditioning -- Classical Test Theory -- Classroom Assessment -- Classroom Environment -- Classroom Management -- Cognitive Apprenticeship -- Cognitive Development -- Cognitive Load Theory -- Cognitive Strategies -- Collaborative Learning -- Communication with Parents to Enhance Learning -- Communication with Students to Enhance Learning -- Communities of Learners -- Competition -- Comprehensive School Reform for High-Poverty Schools -- Concept Development -- Concept Learning -- Concept Maps -- Conceptual Change -- Conflict Resolution -- Connectionism -- Constructivism -- Correlational Research -- Creativity -- Criterion-Referenced Tests -- Critical Thinking -- Cronbach, Lee J(oseph) 1916-2001 -- Cross-Sectional Research Designs -- Cultural Bias in Teaching -- Cultural Bias in Testing -- Cultural Deficit Model -- Culturally Relevant Pedagogy -- Deaf and Hard of Hearing -- Decision Making -- Design Experiment -- Development of Core Knowledge Domains -- Dewey, John 1859-1952 -- Direct Instruction -- Discussion Methods -- Distributed Cognition -- Dropping out of School -- Dual Coding Theory -- Dweck, Carol S(usan) 1946- -- Dynamic Assessment -- Early Childhood Development -- Eccles, Jacquelynne S. 1944- -- Egocentrism -- Emotion Regulation -- Emotional/Behavioral Disorders -- Emotional Development -- Emotional Intelligence -- Epistemological Beliefs -- Epistemological Development -- Erikson, Erik 1902-1994 -- Ethnic Identity and Academic Achievement -- Evaluation (Test) Anxiety -- Expectancy Value Motivational Theory -- Experimental Research -- Expert-Novice Studies -- Expertise -- Feedback in Learning -- First (Primary) Language Acquisition -- Flow Theory -- Formative and Summative Assessment -- Gage, Nathaniel Lees 1917- -- Gagné, Robert Mills 1916-2002 -- Gardner, Howard 1943- -- Gender Bias in Teaching -- Gender Identity -- Gender Role Stereotyping -- Gifted Education -- Gilligan, Carol 1936- -- Goal Orientation Theory -- Goal Setting -- Grading -- Graham, Sandra (Haley) 1945- -- Guided Participation -- Help-Seeking -- High Stakes Testing -- Home-school Dissonance -- Home Schooling -- Homework -- Identification with Academics -- Identity Development -- Impression Management -- Impulsive Decision-Making -- Individual vs. Group Administered Tests -- Individualized Education Program (IEP) -- Information Processing Theory -- Intelligence: An Overview -- Intelligence Testing -- Interest -- Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation -- Item Analysis -- Item Response Theory -- James, William 1842-1910 |
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volume 2. Knowledge -- Knowledge Representation -- Kohlberg, Lawrence 1927-1987 -- Lave, Jean 1939- -- Learned Helplessness -- Learning and Teaching Foreign Languages -- Learning and Teaching Mathematics -- Learning and Teaching Reading -- Learning and Teaching Science -- Learning and Teaching Writing -- Learning Disabilities -- Learning in Informal Settings -- Learning Styles -- Longitudinal Research -- Maccoby, Eleanor E(mmons) 1917- -- Maehr, Martin L. 1932- -- Mastery Learning -- Mckeachie, Wilbert J(ames) 1921- -- Memory -- Mental Retardation -- Meta-Analysis -- Metacognition -- Microgenetic Research -- Midgley, Carol 1933-2001 -- Misdiagnoses of Disabilities -- Modeling -- Moral Development -- Moral Education -- Multicultural Education -- Multiple Intelligences -- Neo-Piagetian Theories of Development -- Norm-Referenced Scoring -- Norm-Referenced Testing -- Normal Distribution -- Objective Test Items -- Ogbu, John U(zo) 1939-2003 -- Operant Conditioning -- Opportunity/Achievement Gap -- Orthopedic Impairments -- Parent Involvement -- Parenting Styles -- Peer Relationships -- Peer Tutoring -- Piaget, Jean 1896-1980 -- Pintrich, Paul Robert 1953-2003 -- Portfolio Assessment -- Possible Selves Theory -- Praise -- Pressley, G. Michael 1951-2006 -- Problem Solving -- Prosocial Behavior -- Providing Explanations -- Qualitative Research -- Quasiexperimental Research -- Questioning -- Reasoning -- Reciprocal Teaching -- Reinforcement -- Relevance of Self-Evaluations to Classroom Learning -- Reliability -- Research Methods: An Overview -- Resistance Theory -- Rewards -- Rogoff, Barbara 1950- -- Scaffolding -- School Belonging -- School Climate -- School Transitions -- Second Language Acquisition -- Self-Determination Theory of Motivation -- Self-Efficacy Theory -- Self-Esteem -- Self-Explanation -- Self-Handicapping -- Self-Regulated Learning -- Sensation-Seeking -- Service-Learning -- Sexual Orientation -- Shared Cognition -- Simon, Herbert (Alexander) 1916-2001 -- Single-Case Designs -- Situated Cognition -- Skinner, B(urrhus) F(rederic) 1904-1990 -- Social Cognitive Theory -- Social Comparisons -- Social Goals -- Social Skills -- Sociocultural Theories of Motivation -- Sociocultural Theory -- Socioeconomic Status -- Sociometric Assessment -- Spearman, Charles Edward 1863-1945 -- Special Education -- Speech and Language Impairments -- Standardized Testing -- Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing -- Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales -- Stereotype Threat -- Sternberg, Robert J(effrey) 1949- -- Strategies Instruction -- Strategy Development -- Student Emotions -- Subjective Test Items -- Teacher Beliefs -- Teacher Efficacy -- Teacher Expectations -- Temperament -- Test Taking Skills -- Theories (as a Form of Knowledge) -- Theories of Intelligence -- Theories of Learning -- Theory of Mind -- Thorndike, E(dward) L(ee) 1874-1949 -- Time On-Task -- Transfer -- Triarchic Theory of Intelligence -- Tutoring -- Validity -- Visual Impairments -- Volition -- Vygotsky, Lev Semenovich 1896-1934 -- Weiner, Bernard 1935- -- Weschler Intelligence Test |
| Summary |
" ... Examines the fundamental psychological aspects of learning such as cognition, motivation, and emotion, as well as individual and environmental factors at work in the classroom. Teachers, school psychologists, those studying developmental and school psychology and the general reader will find nearly 300 alphabetically arranged essays examining how instruction and learning are affected by factors such as classroom management, multiculturalism, learning styles, home schooling, peer relationships, school culture, discipline, self-esteem, socioeconomic status, and more. In addition to these topical essays, biographical entries on leaders in educational psychology are included. This two-volume encyclopedia also offers statistical information in the form of charts and sidebars, synopses of recent research specific to essay topics, and images. Extensive cross-references, a glossary, and subject index are included"--Gale/Cengage Learning Web site |
| Notes |
Title from book home page (Gale, viewed Jan. 15, 2010) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Learning, Psychology of -- Encyclopedias
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EDUCATION -- Essays.
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EDUCATION -- Organizations & Institutions.
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EDUCATION -- Reference.
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Learning, Psychology of.
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| Genre/Form |
Encyclopedias.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Anderman, Eric M.
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Anderman, Lynley Hicks.
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Macmillan Reference USA (Firm)
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| ISBN |
0028661672 |
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0028661702 |
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0028664280 |
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9780028661674 |
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9780028661704 |
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9780028664286 |
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