Educational Psychology: Windows onClassrooms, Eighth Edition provides future teachers with the practical and hands-on solutions they and their students urgently need. Long recognized as very applied and practical, Eggen and Kauchak's Educational Psychology: Windows on Classrooms, eighth edition gives students exactly what they need to know in the intro to Ed Psych course. The author's hallmark cases remain, both in written and video format, to introduce real-world applications in a way that no other text can. Along with new guidelines for applying theory to practice, the eighth edition provides extensive coverage of diversity and illustrations of how to appropriately align instruction to individual needs. Educational Psychology: Windows on Classrooms once again truly fulfills the promise of its title, giving students a "window" on the classrooms in which they will someday teach.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Educational Psychology: Developing a Professional Knowledge Base Part 1: The Learner Chapter 2: The Development of Cognition and Language Chapter 3: Personal, Social, and Emotional Development Chapter 4: Learner Diversity Chapter 5: Learners with Exceptionalities Part 2: Learning Chapter 6: Behaviorism and Social Cognitive Theory Chapter 7: Cognitive Views of Learning Chapter 8: Constructing Knowledge Chapter 9: Complex Cognitive Processes Part 3: Classroom Processes Chapter 10: Theories of Motivation Chapter 11: Motivation in the Classroom Chapter 12: Creating Productive Learning Environments: Classroom Management Chapter 13: Creating Productive Learning Environments: Principles and Models of Instruction Chapter 14: Assessing Classroom Learning Chapter 15: Assessment Through Standardized Testing Appendix A: Feedback for "Check your Understanding" Questions Appendix B: Feedback for Preparing For Your Licensure Exam Questions Appendix C: Using This Text to Practice for the Praxisa Principles of Learning and Teaching Exam