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A Deeper, More Applied Approach to the Understanding of Educational Psychology Six chapters on learning (five in the text, one on the Web) A persistent focus on helping students discover more about themselves as thinkers and learners in Experiencing Firsthandexercises and other features An emphasis on identifying, discussing, and summarizing core concepts and principles that matter in classrooms Educational Applications among Real Students Artifacts from a cross-section of real kids and their classrooms Case studies introducing and closing each chapter, and other vignettes The Interpreting Artifacts and Interactionsfeature, providing practice in evaluating student work and applying new knowledge authentically Practical strategies and concrete classroom examples in tables and boxed features New and Expanded Content Two chapters on motivation Two chapters on assessment New and expanded discussions of the social aspects of learning New ancillaries: an assessment computer simulation, a student artifact library on the Web and on CD-ROM, and the ASCD/Merrill WebsiteJeanne Ellis Ormrod is the author of 'Educational Psychology: Developing Learners (4th Edition)', published 2002 under ISBN 9780130887047 and ISBN 0130887048.
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