Theories in Educational Psychology - by Alyssa R Gonzalez-Dehass & Patricia P Willems (Paperback)

About the Book

Theories in Educational Psychology's purpose is to introduce readers to the pioneering educational psychology theories that continue to shape our understanding of the classroom learning environment, present support for the theories from perspectives in the current research lit...

Book Synopsis

Theories in Educational Psychology's purpose is to introduce readers to the pioneering educational psychology theories that continue to shape our understanding of the classroom learning environment, present support for the theories from perspectives in the current research literature, and share how these theoretical traditions have translated into effective teaching methods.

Review Quotes

An excellent text for use in preservice and inservice teacher education courses that focuses on showing teachers how to translate psychological theory into practice. We need more of this kind of practical application material in teacher education.

I agree fully with the author that theories often are covered apart from practical classroom applications, and students do not make the proper linkages. I did appreciate the way the author did that ... There were many practical applications, so the vocabulary came to life. I don't know of another textbook that does this as well as the author did.

About the Author

Alyssa Gonzalez-DeHass, Ph.D., has been publishing in the area of parenting influences and student motivation since receiving her doctorate. In particular, her research interests lie in the areas of students' achievement goals, parent involvement, school-community partnerships, and the case study method to teaching educational psychology. Her first text was the Educational Psychology Casebook, also co-authored with Patricia Willems. Alyssa has been teaching in this subject area for approximately 15 years, teaching both undergraduate and graduate courses in educational psychology.

Patricia P. Willems received her Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from the University of Florida in 2000. Since the receipt of her doctorate, her research and publications have been in the areas of learning, motivation, school-community partnerships, and the case study method of instruction in educational psychology. Patricia has been teaching both undergraduate and graduate courses in educational psychology for 12 years.