Psychology Applied To Teaching And Learning

Download or read book Psychology Applied to Teaching written by Robert Frederick Biehler and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 756 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: This book presents data on educational psychology for educating students on the undergraduate level. It is intended to be used as: 1) a textbook containing scientific knowledge about development, learning, objectives, motivation, evaluation, and individual differences; 2) a source of practical ideas and suggestions to be converted into specific teaching techniques; and, 3) a reference work to be consulted to analyze aspects of instruction. Topics include: stage theories of development; age-level characteristics; taking into account what students are like; formulating instructional objectives; providing instruction (behavioral, cognitive, and humanistic theories); motivation; evaluating performance; and, maintaining an effective learning environment.