Educational Psychology (Classics in Soviet Psychology Series)
When this classic book was first published in 1926, L.S. Vygotsky was well on his way to becoming one of the leading intellectuals in Russia. His study of the psychology of education led him to believe that the child should be the main figure in the educational process – and the efforts of the teacher should be directed toward organizing, not dictating, the child’s development. “The educational process must be based on the student’s individual activity …” he states in Educational Psychology, “… and the art of education should involve nothing more than guiding and monitoring this activity.” At a time when most education consisted of rote memorization and thwacks across the wrist with a ruler, these ideas were considered quite radical. Today’s educators can find much that is of use in the pages of Educational Psychology. Vygotsky addresses many issues that are still relevant in the 1990s – abnormal social behavior, the nurturing of creativity and reasoning, problems with attention an
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Educational Psychology with Student Toolbox CD-ROM and Powerweb/OLC Card
- ISBN13: 9780072855876
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Written by the author of highly effective psychology texts that are relied upon by thousands of teachers and students, John Santrock’s Educational Psychology excels in showing future teachers how to put theory into practice. The text reflects the voices of today’s teachers and students, and includes numerous case studies to help pre-service teachers understand how to apply educational psychology. It covers the latest research–including expanded coverage of learning and cognition–and offers fully integrated technology and supplement programs to support student learning.
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