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A teacher's guide to the psychology of learning / Michael J.A. Howe.

By: Howe, Michael J. A, 1940-.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Oxford, UK ; Malden, Mass. : Blackwell, 1999Edition: 2nd ed.Description: vii, 167 p. ; 22 cm.ISBN: 0631212272; 9780631212270; 9780631212263.Subject(s): Educational psychology | Learning, Psychology of | Cognition in children | Education | Psychology | Child, developmental, and lifespan psychology | Educational psychologyDDC classification: 370.15 HOW Summary: This text provides trainee teachers and students of psychology with a practical account of children's learning, remembering and related processes. It incorporates recent psychological research into children's learning and intelligence.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The first edition of this book was one of the first to present the ideas of the psychology of learning in an integrated text. This fully revised edition includes the psychological research into children's learning and intelligence which has taken place over the past decade.

Previous ed.: 1984.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-163) and index.

This text provides trainee teachers and students of psychology with a practical account of children's learning, remembering and related processes. It incorporates recent psychological research into children's learning and intelligence.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 The beginnings of learning
  • 3 Three key school learning principles
  • 4 Getting ready for school
  • 5 School skills - reading, numeracy, studying
  • 6 Learning in the classroom
  • 7 Extending knowledge and understanding
  • 8 Intelligence and the nature of abilities
  • 9 Motivation and the young learner
  • 10 Gaining more advanced capabilities and expertise

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Michael Howe is Professor of Psychology at Exeter University. He is the author of many books (both trade and academic) and is a well-known expert on child geniuses.