TY - BOOK AU - Snowman, Jack TI - Psychology applied to teaching SN - 9788131518038 U1 - 370.15 PY - 2012/// CY - New Delhi PB - Cengage KW - Educational psychology KW - Learning, Psychology of N2 - Key Features New! Emphasis on inquiry through assessment: Based on recent research on designs for teaching and learning, the role of teacher inquiry and how it is supported through formative assessment practices is addressed. Formative assessment's role in reflective teaching is discussed in Chapters 1 and 16. A new definition of formative assessment tied to both student and teacher learning anchors a new section in Chapter 14. New! Advances in social cognitive theory, particularly with respect to self-regulated learning: Chapter 9 includes extensive coverage of learning strategies and tactics, and how students can be taught to create and use them. Cited research on a program of self-regulation designed to strengthen writing skills shows how the principles of self-regulated learning can be applied in the classroom. New! Emphasis on diverse learners: To help teachers understand and cope with the wide range of student diversity they will almost certainly face, the book includes extensive treatment of this issue in Chapter 4, "Understanding Student Differences," and Chapter 5, "Addressing Cultural and Socioeconomic Diversity." Chapter 6, "Accommodating Student Variability," shows how principles of universal design for learning (UDL) are being employed via technology ER -