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EdPsych Modules
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EdPsych Modules

Fifth Edition
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January 2025 | 712 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
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EdPsych Modules by Cheryl Cisero Durwin and Marla Reese-Weber uses an innovative modular approach, integrating case studies drawn from real-life classroom situations to address the challenge of effectively connecting theory and research to practice. The text features succinct, stand-alone modules organized into themed units, offering the flexibility to tailor content to the specific needs of a course. Each unit opens with case studies written for early childhood, elementary, middle, and secondary classrooms, showing students the dynamics influencing the future students they plan to teach. All 25 modules highlight diversity, emphasizing how psychological factors adapt and change based on external influences such as sex, gender, race, language, disability status, and socioeconomic background. The Fifth Edition includes over seven hundred new references across all 25 modules, with thorough coverage of the latest developments in education, such as artificial intelligence, virtual reality, the latest neuroscience research, and updated coverage of disabilities.
 
Preface
 
Diversity Table
 
Digital Resources
 
About the Authors
 
Introduction
 
Module 1: Using Science to Inform Classroom Practices
Educational Psychology: A Resource for Teachers

 
Educational Psychology: The Science

 
Educational Psychology: Classroom Practices

 
Summary

 
Key Concepts

 
Case Study: Reflect and Evaluate

 
 
Unit 1: Personal Development
 
Unit 1: Case Studies
 
Module 2: Contexts of Development
Bronfenbrenner’s Bioecological Theory

 
Family Context

 
Peer Context

 
Broader Contexts

 
Summary

 
Key Concepts

 
Case Studies: Reflect and Evaluate

 
 
Module 3: Social-Emotional Development
Erikson’s Psychosocial Theory

 
Aspects of Identity

 
Understanding the Self

 
Social Competence

 
Summary

 
Key Concepts

 
Case Studies: Reflect and Evaluate

 
 
Module 4: Moral Development
Cognitive-Developmental Moral Reasoning

 
Prosocial Behavior

 
Aggressive Behavior

 
Summary

 
Key Concepts

 
Case Studies: Reflect and Evaluate

 
 
Unit 2: The Developing Learner
 
Unit 2: Case Studies
 
Module 5: Brain Development
Influence of Neuroscience on Education

 
Neuroscience 101

 
Brain Mechanisms During Learning

 
Summary

 
Key Concepts

 
Case Studies: Reflect and Evaluate

 
 
Module 6: Cognitive Development
Constructivist Theories of Cognitive Development

 
Issues in Cognitive Development: Piaget and Vygotsky

 
Summary

 
Key Concepts

 
Case Studies: Reflect and Evaluate

 
 
Module 7: Language Development
Understanding Language Acquisition

 
Development of Language Skills

 
Summary

 
Key Concepts

 
Case Studies: Reflect and Evaluate

 
 
Unit 3: Learning Theories
 
Unit 3: Case Studies
 
Module 8: Behavioral Learning Theories
Assumptions of Behavioral Learning Theories

 
Classical Conditioning

 
Operant Conditioning

 
Summary

 
Key Concepts

 
Case Studies: Reflect and Evaluate

 
 
Module 9: Social Cognitive Theory
Assumptions of Social Cognitive Theory

 
Observational Learning

 
Personal Factors in Learning

 
Summary

 
Key Concepts

 
Case Studies: Reflect and Evaluate

 
 
Module 10: Information Processing
Assumptions of the Information Processing Approach

 
Perception and Attention

 
Memory

 
Summary

 
Key Concepts

 
Case Studies: Reflect and Evaluate

 
 
Unit 4: Cognitive Processes
 
Unit 4: Case Studies
 
Module 11: Metacognition
What Is Metacognition and Why Is It Important?

 
Theory of Mind in Childhood

 
Egocentrism in Adolescence

 
Factors Affecting the Development and Use of Metacognition

 
Summary

 
Key Concepts

 
Case Studies: Reflect and Evaluate

 
 
Module 12: Transfer of Skills and Knowledge
What Is Transfer, and Why Is It Important?

 
Do We Readily Transfer What We Learn?

 
Summary

 
Key Concepts

 
Case Studies: Reflect and Evaluate

 
 
Module 13: Higher Order Thinking
What Is Higher Order Thinking, and Why Is It Important?

 
Critical Thinking

 
Problem-Solving

 
Creativity

 
Summary

 
Key Concepts

 
Case Studies: Reflect and Evaluate

 
 
Unit 5: Motivation
 
Unit 5: Case Studies
 
Module 14: Behavioral Theory
A Developmental View of Motivation

 
Rewarding Students for Learning

 
Praising Students for Learning

 
When the Reward Is the Activity Itself

 
Summary

 
Key Concepts

 
Case Studies: Reflect and Evaluate

 
 
Module 15: Cognitive Theories
Cognitive Theories of Motivation

 
Developmental and Cultural Differences in Motivation

 
Serious Motivational Problems

 
Summary

 
Key Concepts

 
Case Studies: Reflect and Evaluate

 
 
Module 16: Self Theories
Self-Efficacy Theory

 
Self-Worth Theory

 
Self-Determination Theory

 
Integrating the Self Theories

 
Summary

 
Key Concepts

 
Case Studies: Reflect and Evaluate

 
 
Unit 6: Classroom Management and Instruction
 
Unit 6: Case Studies
 
Module 17: Classroom Management
Importance of Classroom Management

 
Time Management

 
Relationship Building

 
Providing Consequences

 
Bullying

 
Summary

 
Key Concepts

 
Case Studies: Reflect and Evaluate

 
 
Module 18: Instruction: Applying Behavioral, Cognitive, and Constructivist Approaches
Meeting the Needs of Diverse Learners

 
Teaching Methods Based on Behaviorism

 
Teaching Methods Based on Cognitive Learning Theory

 
Teaching Methods Based on Constructivism

 
Summary

 
Key Concepts

 
Case Studies: Reflect and Evaluate

 
 
Module 19: Grouping Practices
Grouping by Ability

 
Cooperative Learning

 
Summary

 
Key Concepts

 
Case Studies: Reflect and Evaluate

 
 
Unit 7: Learner Differences
 
Unit 7: Case Studies
 
Module 20: Intelligence and Giftedness
Intelligence and Giftedness: More Than “Being Smart”

 
Assessing Intelligence and Giftedness

 
Biological, Social, and Cultural Issues

 
Summary

 
Key Concepts

 
Case Studies: Reflect and Evaluate

 
 
Module 21: Cognitive Disabilities
Cognitive Disabilities in Today’s Classrooms

 
Intellectual Disabilities

 
Specific Learning Disabilities

 
Summary

 
Key Concepts

 
Case Studies: Reflect and Evaluate

 
 
Module 22: Emotional, Social, and Behavioral Disorders
Emotional, Social, and Behavioral Disorders in Today’s Classrooms

 
Characteristics of Disorders

 
Summary

 
Key Concepts

 
Case Studies: Reflect and Evaluate

 
 
Unit 8: Assessment
 
Unit 8: Case Studies
 
Module 23: Assessing Student Learning
What Is Assessment?

 
Planning Assessments

 
Evaluating Student Performance

 
Communicating Assessment Information

 
Summary

 
Key Concepts

 
Case Studies: Reflect and Evaluate

 
 
Module 24: Test Construction and Use
Characteristics of High-Quality Classroom Tests

 
Test Preparation

 
Summary

 
Key Concepts

 
Case Studies: Reflect and Evaluate

 
 
Module 25: Standardized Tests and Scores
Types of Standardized Tests

 
Understanding Test Scores

 
Characteristics of Good Tests

 
Summary

 
Key Concepts

 
Case Studies: Reflect and Evaluate

 
 
Appendix: How Does EdPsych Help You Prepare for the Praxis Exam?
 
Glossary
 
References
 
Index

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Key features
NEW TO THIS EDITION:
  • The new edition is available in Sage Vantage, an intuitive learning platform that integrates quality Sage textbook content with assignable multimedia activities and auto-graded assessments to drive student engagement and ensure accountability. Unparalleled in its ease of use and built for dynamic teaching and learning, Vantage offers customizable LMS integration and best-in-class support.
    • Flashcards and note-taking tools help students better prepare for class.
    • NEW! Audiobook Player allows students to listen to text content, boosting comprehension and retention. It offers flexible, on-the-go access, engaging both reluctant readers and auditory learners, improving the overall reading experience.
    • The Offline Reading option in the Student Dashboard offers greater accessibility to Vantage’s reading content, regardless of where students are or how strong their internet connection may be.
  • Research is updated throughout the text and includes over 740 new references across the 25 modules.
  • The Fifth Edition features the same 25 modules within eight themed units but with important updates, including:
    • Expanded discussion of gender identity offers future teachers important information for their students (Module 3).
    • Research on new technologies—including virtual reality and artificial intelligence—as they relate to moral development (Module 4), self-efficacy and vicarious learning (Module 9), and reading comprehension and writing skills (Module 11).
    • Updated neuroscience research on executive functioning, reading, and math (Module 5).
    • Discussion of the importance of desirable difficulties for better long-term memory (Module 10) and transfer (Module 12).
    • Updated research on effectiveness of note-taking by longhand and typing (Module 11).
    • Revised and expanded coverage of response to intervention for identification of specific learning disabilities and updated research-based approaches to remediating reading and math disabilities (Module 21).
KEY FEATURES:
  • The modules and case studies are designed to work as standalone content and can be combined or organized in any order.
  • The case approach and the extensive pedagogy that supports it allows students to continually see the applications of the theories and research that they are studying.
  • The book contains coverage of traditional Educational Psychology topics, such as cognitive development and instructional methods, as well as more contemporary topics such as the role of the brain in learning and response-to-intervention.
  • The book offers more in-depth coverage of topics only minimally covered in chapter textbooks such as constructivist teaching approaches, intelligence, grouping practices, and metacognition.
  • Diversity—characteristics such as sex, gender, race, language, disability status, and socioeconomic background—is woven throughout each module as it is treated not as a separate topic but as a facet of most instructional situations.
  • A table of diversity coverage indicates where coverage of diversity appears throughout the modules.
  • Assess questions at the end of each case study prompt students to assess their existing knowledge and to identify assumptions, preconceptions, and personal beliefs prior to reading a particular module.
  • Reflect and Evaluate questions at the end of each module are based on the case studies at the beginning of each unit and encourage students to check their comprehension of important concepts, to apply what they have learned about the research presented in the modules, and to evaluate the situations and instructional decisions presented in the case.
  • Applications sections help students tie theory and research to educational practice. Coverage is focused on evidence-based teaching methods and principles that are linked to research.
  • Personal touches are integrated throughout the textbook, in addition to many other real-life examples from the authors' research and collaboration with schools, providing students with knowledge that is truly grounded within authentic educational contexts.
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