1st Edition

Psychology for the Classroom

By Johanna Turner Copyright 1977
344 Pages
by Routledge

344 Pages
by Routledge

344 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1977, Psychology for the Classroom is offered as an aid to people who are learning themselves and helping other people to learn: that is, to parents, students and particularly to teachers. The activity of teaching, to be successful, requires the teacher to understand the behaviour of the learner as fully as possible. Some of the insights into human behaviour gained by... Read more

Acknowledgements.  Introduction.  Section 1 – Focus: Cognitive Aspects  1. Intelligence  2. Thinking, Problem Solving and Concept Learning  3. The Concept of Creativity  4. The Creative Person  Section 2 – Focus: Social Aspects of the Classroom  5. Social Interaction and Social Perception  6. Groups and Social Influence  7. Classroom Behaviour  Section 3 – Focus: The Individual in the Classroom  8. Individual Development  9. Individual Differences and Learning  10. School Achievement.  References and Name Index.  Subject Index.

Biography

Johanna Turner