Book Title: Educational Psychology

Subtitle: Modules in Social and Psychological Foundations of Education

Authors: Reva M. Fish, Ph.D. and Gehan Senthinathan, Ph.D.

Book Description: This Educational Psychology textbook is an introduction to the fundamental psychological and neuropsychological principles that guide classroom instruction and management to promote student learning. The intended audience is postsecondary students in a teacher preparation program. We will study strategies to optimize your students’ learning that will apply to students across all grades and in all subject areas. This will include information about planning effective lessons, setting up a classroom that supports learning, and building positive social-emotional connections with and among your students. We will discuss how students learn, including how the brain works and the best teaching strategies to use to maximize student learning.  We will cover many ways to assess how well your students are learning and how to use the data from assessments to improve your teaching. You will also learn basic principles that will help you make the dozens of minute-to-minute decisions you face throughout the day as you keep your students engaged and motivated to learn.