Educational Psychology, 6th edition

Contextualises educational psychology within an Australasian context

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There is a strong nexus between theory and practice with an emphasis on educational implications and applications of research on human development, cognitive science, learning, motivation, teaching, and assessment, showing how information and ideas drawn from educational psychology research can be applied to solve everyday problems of teaching. Numerous examples, case studies, guidelines, and practical tips from experienced teachers are used to explore connections between knowledge, understanding, and practice. The text is clear, relevant and interesting, and is as free of technical language and jargon as possible.

Additionally, this product:

• Has respected and updated/current content mapped to industry standards delivered in a range of customisable formats.
• Blends Australian and international research, content and context.
• Has a leading Australian author.
• Is used across all levels of Bachelor and Masters Education courses.
• Is mapped to the Australian Professional Standards for Graduate Teachers.
• Links and references the Instructor's Manual throughout the text.

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Key features

• Teachers' casebook: What would you do? - Connects students to a scenario to critically think and collaborate on key topics and concepts straight from the start. Provides a rich, applied underpinning to all concepts learnt.
• Teachers' casebook: What would they do? - A response to the opening scenarios of 'what would you do?' by experienced teachers. This gives students the chance to reflect on how they would undertake the scenario and compare with the experienced teacher's response. This provides critical reflection, analysis and evaluation skills that need to be developed.
• Check yourself - Gives students the opportunity at the end of LOs to ensure they understand key concepts. Used as a way to ensure basic understanding is achieved by a student before moving onto the next LO. 
• What would you say? - By providing possible interview questions, the student can apply their learning into a real-life scenario that they will likely encounter post-graduation.
• Stop think write - Opportunity for students to consider and better understand key topics. Great resource for tutorial discussion and personal study. 
• Guidelines - Guidelines provide teaching tips and practical suggestions or examples based on the theory/research in the chapter - this provides a clear bridge for students between what they are learning and its application in the classroom.
• Point-counterpoint - Opportunity for students to critical assess and think around a key concept and the point/counterpoint. Forms an opportunity for group discussion and debate, critically assess their own viewpoint and evaluate the points to come to a personal decision. With the extension of 'Beyond either/or', this begins to show students that there is very rarely a 'right or wrong' response, but nuances to be taken into account which enhances a student's higher order thinking skill set.
• Stories of learning: tributes to teaching - Short stories of how teachers made a difference in the life of their students connects the practice of the teaching profession and ways in which a student can make a difference once they are a trained teacher.
• Reaching every student - In every classroom, a teacher will have a diverse set of learners and it's important that students have ideas on how to assess, teach and motivate students.

New to this edition

• AITSL standard tagging - As teachers, it is important that students understand how what they are learning directly correlates to the AITSL standards. As such, by mapping to LO there is clear correlation from what they are learning to what they will need to do and show in the classroom.
• Further integration of Indigenous context and experience, as well as further underpinning of diversity and inclusion throughout - It's critical for any future to-be teacher to understand the contexts, experiences and needs of a diverse group of learners. By having a text that underpins this throughout, it will embed a diverse way of working, thinking, and acting into their learning of being a teacher.
• Diversity, Equity and Inclusion specific videos (digital only) - By providing alternative ways for students to engage with learning content, and critical concepts such as how DE&I plays a key role in teaching (and life), these videos give students a more visual learning opportunity.