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APA educational psychology handbook. Vol. 2, Individual differences and cultural and contextual factors /

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"The APA Educational Psychology Handbook reflects the broad nature of the field today, with state-of-the-science reviews of the diverse critical theories driving research and practice; in-depth investigation of the range of individual differences and cultural/contextual factors that affect stud...

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Corporate Author: American Psychological Association
Other Authors: Harris, Karen R., Graham, Steve, 1950-, Urdan, Timothy C.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, 2012.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:APA handbooks in psychology.
Subjects:
Educational psychology > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Educational psychology.
Psychology, Educational
Psychopédagogie > Guides, manuels, etc.
Psychopédagogie.
Educational psychology
Electronic books.
handbooks.
Handbooks and manuals
Handbooks and manuals.
Guides et manuels.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • v. 2. Individual differences and cultural and contextual factors
  • Academic emotions / Reinhard Pekrun and Elizabeth J. Stephens
  • From general intelligence to multiple intelligences: meanings, models, and measures / Richard D. Roberts and Anastasiya A. Lipnevich
  • Learning styles and approaches to learning / Adrian Furnham
  • Gifted and talented education: history, issues, and recommendations / Donna Y. Ford
  • Personality / Moshe Zeidner and Gerald Matthews
  • Gender, motivation, and educational attainment / Judith L. Meece and Karyl J.S. Askew
  • Motivation theory in educational practice: knowledge claims, and future directions / Avi Kaplan, Idit Katz, and Hanoch Flum
  • Engagement and positive youth development: creating optimal learning environments / David J. Shernoff
  • Conceptual change induced by instruction: a complex interplay of multiple factors / Stella Vosniadou and Lucia Mason
  • Moral and character education / Marvin W. Berkowitz
  • Ethnic and racial identity in childhood and adolescence / Cynthia Hudley and Miles Irving
  • Factors affecting the motivation and achievement of immigrant students / Tim Urdan
  • Explaining the Black-White achievement gap: an intergenerational stratification and developmental perspective / W. Jean Yeung
  • Neighborhoods, schools, and achievement / Jondou J. Chen and Jeanne Brooks-Gunn
  • Child and adolescent peer relations in educational context / Philip C. Rodkin and Allison M. Ryan
  • Understanding and preventing bullying and sexual harassment in school / Dorothy L. Espelage and Melissa K. holt
  • Parents' involvement in children's learning / Eva M. Pomerantz, Elizabeth Moorman Kim, and Cecilia Sin-Sze Cheung
  • Effective classrooms / Helen Patrick, Panayota Mantzicopoulos, and David Sears
  • Spring cleaning for the "messy" construct of teachers' beliefs: what are they? which have been examined? what can they tell us? / Helenrose Fives and Michelle M. Buehl
  • Effective teachers and teaching: characteristics and practices related to positive student outcomes / Slysia D. Roehrig, Jeannine E. Turner, Meagan C. Arrastia, Eric Christesen, Sarah McElhaney, and Laura M. Jakiel
  • Three generations of research on class size effects / Peter Blatchford.
  • pt. 1. Individual differences
  • pt. 2. Instructional influences on motivation, engagement, conceptual change, and moral development
  • pt. 3. Cultural and neighborhood effects
  • pt. 4. Relationships
  • pt. 5. Teachers and classroom contexts.