TY - BOOK AU - Snowman,Jack AU - Biehler,Robert F. TI - Psychology applied to teaching. SN - 0618192662 AV - LB1051.B47 U1 - 370.15 21 PY - 2003/// CY - Boston PB - Houghton Mifflin KW - Educational psychology N1 - Biehler's name appears frist on earlier editions; Includes bibliographical references (p. 541-566) and indexes; Contents: Applying pschology to teaching -- Student characteristics: Theories of psychosocial and cognitive development -- Age-level characteristics -- Understanding student differences -- Addressing culutral and socioeconomic diversity -- Accommodating student variability -- Learning and instruction: Behavioral and social learning theories -- Information- processing theory -- Constructivist learning theory, problem solving, and transfer -- Approaches to Insturction -- Creating a positive learning envirronment: Motivation -- Classroom management -- Assessment of students: Assessment of classroom learning -- Understanding and using standardized tests -- Becoming a better teacher by becoming a reflective teacher ER -