Educational Psychology, 1st Australian Edition is a tool for student teachers entering into service.

Focus is placed on cultivating the learning process based on the way Children think.

Analyzing and comprehending how the influences outside the classroom impact learning within the classroom.

Teachers learn how to creatively coordinate lesson plans, while effectively promoting learning based on:

• environment
• individual or special needs
• new technologies

Teachers are able to provide a richer learning environment, making the educational experience one students want to participate with.

Contributions from Angela M. O’Donnell,Jeffrey K. Smith,Fiona Bryer, and Brendan Bartlett combine to make Educational Psychology 1st Australian Edition a timeless mechanism for use with the youngest school aged children,to primary, middle, and secondary students.

Educational Psychology, 1st Australian Edition places the emphasis on the teacher’s ability to think critically and aggressively. Teachers are taught to approach the classroom not only to teach, but to learn what works best for students.

Educational Psychology, 1st Australian Edition provide teachers with a variety of methods to integrate interactive mediums while remaining within the Australian Curriculum.

The table of contents reflect topics aimed at approaching education from a wide range of categories.

Chapter 1: Introducing educational psychology and reflective practice
Chapter 2: Teachers and teaching
Chapter 3: Physical and cognitive development
Chapter 4: Social development
Chapter 5: Individual differences and special needs
Chapter 6: Behavioural learning theory
Chapter 7: Managing learning in classrooms
Chapter 8: Cognitive and social cognitive learning
Chapter 9: Complex cognition and social constructivism
Chapter 10: Learning from peers
Chapter 11: Motivation and engagement
Chapter 12: Motivation to learn
Chapter 13: Assessment for learning
Chapter 14: Standardised and standards-based assessments

The book is available in stores in hardback cover and paperback. An online Instructor’s companion site is available.
Online resources include:

• Art Files
• Powerpoint Slides
• Instructor’s Resource Guide
• Testbank

Teachers can browse by Chapter, or resource. Online features include help using resources and applications such as:

• Zip Files
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft PowerPoint

Pay Once,own it for life!
This book is also available from Wiley in digital form!Features include:

• Viewable online or offline
• Notes are synced with mobile devices:
• Smartphone
• Ipad
• Tablet
• Laptop or computer

At around $50, this is the best deal! Book prices may vary from store to store.

Understanding the science of child behaviour and thought are instrumental in motivating teachers and students.
Published by John Wiley and Sons,Australia, Ltd. This book is one in a series published by the same company.