Educational Psychology Active Learning Edition 15th Edition

Educational Psychology: Active Learning Edition, Fifteenth Edition by Anita Woolfolk and Ellen L. Usher — Published by Pearson

This widely trusted resource uses 44 easy-to-read modules to explain how educational psychology research can be applied directly in the classroom. Theory and practice are considered together, showing how research on child development, cognitive science, learning, motivation, teaching, and assessment can be used to solve everyday teaching problems. Specific strategies, guidelines, real-world issues, case studies, and tips from expert teachers are woven throughout to provide practical advice on creating an inclusive classroom environment.

The Fifteenth Edition features expanded analysis of the brain and neuroscience; integrated coverage of social-emotional learning and trauma-informed teaching; and a bold approach to issues of identity, race, and privilege.

Anita Woolfolk Hoy is Professor Emerita at The Ohio State University, where she has spent her career researching motivation and cognition — specifically teachers' and students' sense of efficacy and teachers' beliefs about education. She is a Fellow of both the American Psychological Association and the American Educational Research Association and has served as President of APA's Division of Educational Psychology. Ellen L. Usher is a professor at the University of Kentucky, whose research focuses on sources of self-efficacy, academic motivation, and factors that support the development of perseverance in learners. Together, they have produced one of the most widely adopted and respected educational psychology texts in the field.