| Description |
xv, 267 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Essential readings in developmental psychology |
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Essential readings in developmental psychology.
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| Contents |
Pt. I. Learning -- 1. Attaining Excellence through Deliberate Practice: Insights from the Study of Expert Performance / K. Anders Ericsson -- 2. Rhyme, Language, and Children's Reading / Peter Bryant, Morag MacLean and Lynette Bradley -- 3. The Rebirth of Children's Learning / Robert S. Siegler -- 4. Candy Selling and Math Learning / Geoffrey B. Saxe -- 5. Understanding Academic Performance at University: a Research Retrospective / Noel J. Entwistle -- Pt. II. Teaching -- 6. On Becoming a Tutor: toward an Ontogenetic Model / David Wood, Heather Wood and Shaaron Ainsworth / [et al.] -- 7. Teacher Expectations: Implications for School Improvement / Colin Rogers -- 8. An Exploration of Long-term Far-transfer Effects Following an Extended Intervention Program in the High School Science Curriculum / Philip Adey and Michael Shayer -- 9. Reconstructing Context: the Conventionalization of Classroom Knowledge / Derek Edwards and Neil Mercer |
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10. The Role of Assessment in a Learning Culture / Lorrie A. Shepard |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
| Subject |
Teaching -- Psychological aspects.
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Learning, Psychology of.
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Educational psychology.
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| Author |
Desforges, Charles.
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Fox, Richard, 1945-
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| LC no. |
2002066412 |
| ISBN |
0631217487 hardback |
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0631217495 paperback |
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