Educational Psychology category: 2684 books
by Manuela Galiano
Language: Italian
Release Date: October 11, 2015
Language: Italian
Release Date: October 11, 2015
Il libro tratta l’argomento del Counseling, come strumento utile per risolvere alcune dinamiche di tipo comunicativo-relazionale all’interno di aziende che mirano al raggiungimento degli obiettivi prefissati. Attraverso tale intervento, si cerca di promuovere un buon clima all’interno dell’ambiente...
There Is no Royal Road to Knowledge. Or, a Lesson from Alexander the Great.
SHORT STORY # 4. Nonfiction series #1-#60.
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2016
This story is applicable to everyone. It teaches how to became sophisticated and intelligent from a historic example. Alexander the Great was a prince and a king. But, regardless of his status he worked much harder than his commoners did. He studied seriously, developed great desire for knowledge,...
Teaching Kids to Think Critically
Effective Problem-Solving and Better Decisions
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2014
This book is based on a simple series of psychological concepts. While ability to think has always been important, the knowledge economy significantly increases the demand for higher order thinking and problem-solving abilities. Parents should take a much more active role in teaching their children...
Constructive Talk in Challenging Classrooms
Strategies for Behaviour Management and Talk-Based Tasks
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2006
Constructive Talk in Challenging Classrooms gives the practising teacher advice on how to make learning fun through the use of ‘talk’ and collaborative group work. Using clear examples, tried and tested in some of the most challenging classrooms in inner city schools, the book offers practical...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2017
This book describes, problematises and theorises professional practice research in a range of Australian settings to provide evidence of robust, wide-ranging and contemporary approaches to professional experience in initial teacher education. It presents the latest research and evidence from those...
Higher Education
Open for Business
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2007
Higher Education: Open for Business addresses a problem in higher learning, which is newly recognized in the academic spotlight: the overcommercialization of higher education. The book asks that you, the reader, think about the following: Did you go to a Coke or Pepsi school? Do your children attend...
The Drive to Learn
What the East Asian Experience Tells Us about Raising Students Who Excel
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2017
Countless books and articles have offered remedies for the poor learning outcomes of American schoolchildren. Virtually all of these publications share one thing in common: They propose improvements in the policies and practices controlled by adult educators. Grove believes that our children’s poor...
by Paulo Freire
Language: Portuguese
Release Date: January 28, 2014
Language: Portuguese
Release Date: January 28, 2014
O autor propõe um método abrangente, pelo qual a palavra ajuda o homem a tornar-se homem. Assim, a linguagem passa a ser cultura. Através da decodificação da palavra, o alfabetizando vai-se descobrindo como homem, sujeito de todo o processo histórico. O método de Paulo Freire não possui qualquer...
Mathematics as a Constructive Activity
Learners Generating Examples
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2006
This book explains and demonstrates the teaching strategy of asking learners to construct their own examples of mathematical objects. The authors show that the creation of examples can involve transforming and reorganizing knowledge and that, although this is usually done by authors and teachers,...
Task Design In Mathematics Education
an ICMI study 22
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2015
This book is the product of ICMI Study 22 Task Design in Mathematics Education. The study offers a state-of-the-art summary of relevant research and goes beyond that to develop new insights and new areas of knowledge and study about task design. The authors represent a wide range of countries and...
Why are you shouting at us?
The Dos and Don'ts of Behaviour Management
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2013
In their witty and very practical book, Phil Beadle and John Murphy guide teachers through the dos and don'ts of behaviour management based on their decades of experience teaching in the most challenging schools. They highlight the importance of managing your own behaviour, as well as really understanding...
Learning Throughout Life
An Intergenerational Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2012
The dangers of age segregation and the benefits of age integration are examined. Each generation should be recognized as an essential source for learning. Harmony will increasingly depend on general awareness of how other age groups interpret events, respect for values that guide their behavior, responsiveness...
by DJ Chung
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2012
DJ Chung gives you his mother's stories and lessons that helped him become valedictorian of a large, competitive public high school and gain entry into Duke University. These lessons will provide you with a roadmap on how to gain the essential skills necessary to realize the ultimate goal of becoming...
Mindful Teaching and Teaching Mindfulness
A Guide for Anyone Who Teaches Anything
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2009
Author Deborah Schoeberlein pioneers the practical application of mindfulness in education. By showing teachers how to tune into what's happening, inside and around them, she offers fresh, straightforward approaches to training attention and generating caring both in and outside of the classroom....