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The Psychology of Teaching and Learning in the Primary School
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Product Description
An introductory text reviewing theory and research in psychology as it relates to practice in the primary classroom.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #178263 in Books
- Published on: 2000-09-21
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 384 pages
Editorial Reviews
From the Back Cover
This book reviews recent work in psychology which sheds welcome new light on important areas of concern to primary school teachers. Divided into three main sections that broadly cover organizing the learning environment, managing the curriculum and including all children, this book will be invaluable for tutors of and students on initial teacher training courses and teachers involved in professional development.
It provides clear and up-to-date guidelines for good practice and covers topical issues such as:
the best ways of teaching children to read
how to help them gain confidence in mathematics
using assessment to help learning
ways of dealing with emotional and behavioural problems
teaching children to think, reason, solve problems and be creative
It is ideal for the non-specialist as it is well illustrated throughout with practical classroom examples. Each chapter begins with a brief summary of its contents and ends with activities and suggestions for further reading.
