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Taking sides : clashing views in educational psychology / [edited] by Leonard Abbeduto, Frank Symons.

Contributor(s): Series: Taking sidesPublication details: [New York] : McGraw-Hill Education, [2014]Edition: Seventh editionDescription: iii, 258 pages ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0078047986
  • 9780078047985
  • (pbk.)
  • (pbk.)
Other title:
  • Clashing views in educational psychology
  • Educational psychology
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • LB1051 .T167 2014
Contents:
1. Meeting the diverse needs of a diverse and changing classroom. Are single-gender classes necessary to create equal opportunities for boys and girls? -- Should struggling students be retained? -- Is full inclusion always the best option for children with disabilities? -- Are schools closing the achievement gap between students from different ethnic and racial backgrounds? -- Does the current generation of students require digital tools for learning? -- 2. Theories of learning and their implications for educational practice. Is a constructivist approach to teaching effective? -- Can Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences transform educational practice? -- Should schools teach students self-control? -- Do recent discoveries about the brain have implications for classroom practice? -- Do video games promote violent behavior in students? -- 3. Effective teaching and evaluation of learning. Should schools adopt a common core curriculum? -- Should character education define the values we teach students? -- Does homework lead to improved student achievement? -- Does grading help students learn? -- Should schools decrease class size to improve student outcomes? -- Should student time in school be changed?

Includes bibliographical references.

1. Meeting the diverse needs of a diverse and changing classroom. Are single-gender classes necessary to create equal opportunities for boys and girls? -- Should struggling students be retained? -- Is full inclusion always the best option for children with disabilities? -- Are schools closing the achievement gap between students from different ethnic and racial backgrounds? -- Does the current generation of students require digital tools for learning? -- 2. Theories of learning and their implications for educational practice. Is a constructivist approach to teaching effective? -- Can Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences transform educational practice? -- Should schools teach students self-control? -- Do recent discoveries about the brain have implications for classroom practice? -- Do video games promote violent behavior in students? -- 3. Effective teaching and evaluation of learning. Should schools adopt a common core curriculum? -- Should character education define the values we teach students? -- Does homework lead to improved student achievement? -- Does grading help students learn? -- Should schools decrease class size to improve student outcomes? -- Should student time in school be changed?

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