The Psychology of Education by Martyn Long
The Psychology of Education covers the range of contemporary psychological knowledge applied to education. Completely up-to-date and written in an engaging style, this book covers: *the nature of learning *techniques of assessment with an emphasis on current developments in the national curriculum *recent findings on the impact of differences in individual pupils, schools and teachers *ways of involving and motivating pupils *the importance of social disadvantage, and cultural differences of ethnicity and gender, in determining attainment *the nature of children's language, literacy development and the relationship between them *behavioural problems and how to deal with them *key concepts in special needs and the nature of additional provision. Martyn Long encourages teachers to evaluate alternative approaches involved in educational policies and to develop their own teaching methods and whole-school principles and procedures. The book is illustrated throughout with topical statistics, cartoons and empirical material. Each chapter includes a summary, suggestions for further reading and has a list of key implications which can be applied by students in a problem-based scenario. There are questions for discussion which are later followed up in the appendix.
'[This] is a guidebook of the quality of a Michelin Guide to current knowledge and practice in educational psychologyA great deal of thought has gone into the layout and presentation, making this a handy reference for busy practicing psychologists in training. It is certainly a welcome addition to my bookshelves.' - Teresa Regan
'This is a comprehensive volume. It succeeds in showing the relevance of major psychological theory and practice to educational provision...I am confident that the book will be useful to all those who wish to use pyschological theory to improve their practice by stimulating the reader's reflections upon the links.' - Jean Robertson
'This is a comprehensive volume. It succeeds in showing the relevance of major psychological theory and practice to educational provision...I am confident that the book will be useful to all those who wish to use pyschological theory to improve their practice by stimulating the reader's reflections upon the links.' - Jean Robertson
Martyn Long has taught in both secondary and further education. He is currently an educational psychologist in Cambridgeshire.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780415239066 |
| ISBN 10 | 0415239060 |
| Title | The Psychology of Education |
| Author | Martyn Long |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Year published | 2000-11-30 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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