Unlike most educational psychology books, which take one theory at a time, explain its assumptions and principles and then identify implications for educational practice, Essentials of Educational Psychology focuses more on the commonalities than the differences among theories, because although researchers from different traditions have approached human cognition and behavior from many different angles, they sometimes arrive at more or less the same conclusions. This book integrates ideas from many theoretical perspectives into a set of principles and concrete strategies that psychology as a whole can offer you.
See for Yourself exercises will help you discover more about yourself as a thinker and learner and also help you come to a deeper and more personal understanding of educational psychology’s core ideas.
This is the standalone book, if you want the Book/Access Card order the ISBN listed below:
0132682494 / 9780132682497 Essentials of Educational Psychology & MyEducationLab Pegasus /Access Card
Package consists of
0131367277 / 9780131367272 Essentials of Educational Psychology: Big Ideas to Guide Effective Teaching
0132598515 / 9780132598514 MyEducationLab Pegasus -- Valuepack Access Card
The first book of its kind, Essentials of Educational Psychology focuses squarely on the core concepts, principles, and underlying assumptions of the field of educational psychology–the big ideas of ed psych. Because of this focus and the book’s exceptionally direct and clear presentation, Essentials is a 10-chapter book that can truly be covered and understood in a term. It is a book that enables and empowers students to understand the value and essential importance of educational psychology to becoming a qualified and effective teacher.
What's new in the Third Edition?
- Each chapter now begins with three to six Mega-Ideas—overarching, unifying principles that subsume the chapter’s Big Ideas and can serve as advance organizers for readers.
- Numerous margin questions encourage readers to reflect on what they’re reading. Their purpose is often to encourage readers to connect what they’re reading to their past experiences or current beliefs about a topic
- The Developmental Trends tables in Chapters 2 through 10 now have a new “Example” column that illustrates one or more of the age-typical characteristics for each of four grade levels: K–2, 3–5, 6–8, and 9–12.
- New video examples have been added to the Book-Specific Resources in MyEducationLab, with references to them in the margins at appropriate places throughout the book.
- Added or enhanced coverage of many topics including: action research, culturally responsive teaching, bullying, the use of technology in planning and instruction, and English Language Learners.
Your colleagues who use this book rave:
“I have had many students each term tell me that this is the most readable and practical textbook they have ever read. . . .[Essentials] is something that [Ormrod] wrote after considering her students’ needs! This comes out in the writing style but in a way that also maintains the rigor of the content and uses the most recent understandings in the field.”
Mark J. Szymanski
Pacific University
“This text creates an integrated and engaging narrative that adeptly weaves theories and concepts of learning, motivation, and development into classroom teaching. . . .Not only is the text a pleasure to read, but it is also a pleasure to teach using this text. . . .This format is sensitive to the length of semesters, and frees instructors from rushing from one chapter to the next or covering multiple chapters in a single week. As such, instructors have greater flexibility to explore the topics with students.”
Cecil Robinson
The University of Alabama
“Other texts present information that is often bogged down with dry descriptions of research and abstract concepts. Ormrod has an outstanding ability to make content accessible to and interesting for undergraduate students. . . .Also, examples and suggestions are clearly related to chapter content and helpful for tying content to actual classroom practice. We recommend that students keep this textbook because it will be a useful reference for them when they actually begin teaching.”
Rhoda Cummings
University of Nevada, Reno
