For undergraduate courses in Education and Psychology. Educational Psychology: Constructing Learning, 4e sets the standard for educational psychology texts in Australia and New Zealand with its comprehensive, authoritative and intellectually accessible coverage of tjhe subject. This edition includes completely updated content to reflect recent advances in the discipline and has exciting new features such as Theory and Research into Practice sections, Extension Studies sections and On-Line Learning activities. The authors have retained and expanded the constructivist approach that made the other editions so successful and engaging. Once again, this edition practises what it preaches about effective teaching and learning.

Table of Contents

PART 1: STIMULATING EFFECTIVE LEARNING 1. Effective teaching and learning 2. Developmental perspectives on cognition and effective learning 3. Alternative perspectives on cognition, intelligence and effective learning 4. Information processing and effective learning 5. Alternative cognitive views on effective learning 6. Behavioural and social cognitive perspectives on effective learning PART 2: MANAGING EFFECTIVE LEARNING 7. Motivation for effective learning: cognitive perspectives 8. Classroom management and cooperative group work for effective learning 9. Special needs and effective learning 10. Cultural dimensions to effective learning 11. Measurement and evaluation for effective learning PART 3: UNDERSTANDING DEVELOPMENTAL NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND EFFECTIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING 12. Learning and physical/motor development 13. Personal development and effective learning 14. Social, emotional and moral development References Glossary Index

About the Author

Dr Dennis McInerney is a Professor at the School of Psychology, University of Western Sydney Dr Valentina McInerney, is an Associate Professor at the School of Psychology, University of Western Sydney