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This new edition of the Europeanadaptation of Anita Woolfolk’s market-leading US text, Educational Psychology, is essential reading for anyone studying or interested in education and learning from a psychology perspective.

The second edition includes new work in the areas of Assessment for Learning and Attachment Theory, as well as reflecting recent changes in Special Educational Needs provision. The text shows how information and ideas drawn from cutting-edge research in educational psychology can be applied to solve the everyday problems of teaching and child development.

'This wide-ranging and theoretically grounded text is set to become a classic in the psychology of education.'

Alec Webster, Emeritus Professorof Educational Psychology, University of Bristol

'This is an exceptionally strong book that explains the psychology in education in a clear and vivid way. I also appreciated the European approach of the book… I would certainly recommend educators to use this book.'

Sofie Loyens, Assistant Professor at the Department of Psychology, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Psychology in Education

• Contents


• Preface


• Guided Tour


• Acknowledgements


• Chapter 1 Teachers, Teaching and Educational Psychology


• In the Classroom


• Introduction


• National Standards of Attainment and Every Child Matters


• Do Teachers Make a Difference?


• What is Good Teaching?


• Ask the Ed. Psych.


• The Role of Educational Psychology


• The Contents of This Book


• Summary Table


• In the Classroom: What Would They Do?


• Part 1 Learners


• Chapter 2 Cognitive Development and Language


• In the Classroom


• A Definition of Development


• Piaget?s Theory of Cognitive Development


• Vygotsky?s Sociocultural Perspective


• Implications of Piaget?s and Vygotsky?s Theories for Teachers and Facilitators of Children?s L


• The Development of Language


• Ask the Ed. Psych.


• Summary Table


• In the Classroom: What Would They Do?


• Chapter 3 Personal, Social and Emotional Development


• In the Classroom


• Physical Development


• Freud: Stages of Individual Development


• Attachment Theory


• Erikson: The Individual and Society


• Bronfenbrenner: The Social Context for Development


• Self-Concept: Understanding Ourselves


• Diversity and Identity


• Emotional and Moral Development


• Ask the Ed. Psych.


• Summary Table


• In the Classroom: What Would They Do?


• Chapter 4 Learner Differences and Learning Needs


• In the Classroom


• Individual Differences in Intelligence


• Ability Differences and Teaching


• Learning Styles and Preferences


• Inclusion


• The Most Common Challenges


• Less Prevalent Problems and More Severe Disabilities