Educational Psychology: Developing Learners (7th Edition)

Jeanne Ellis Ormrod puts her expertise to work in her textbook Educational Psychology: Developing Learners (7th Edition), ISBN 9780137001149. This market-leading book integrates a concise and appealing writing style with expansive, learner-centered application opportunities to provide the highest quality learning experience for students. Challenging readers to evaluate their own comprehension of concepts and then how to apply those concepts proves to be an effective method boasted in this book. The foundational principles of educational psychology are strongly supported through the presentation of theory and application in tandem through a flawless delivery. Jeanne Ellis Ormrod received her doctorate in educational psychology from The Pennsylvania State University and earned licensure in school psychology through postdoctoral work at Temple University and the University of Colorado at Boulder. Ormrod has worked as a middle school geography teacher and school psychologist as well as Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Northern Colorado. Currently she serves on the faculty of the University of New Hampshire, where she occasionally teaches courses in educational psychology and research methods. Ormrod is a seasoned writer with numerous research articles published on cognition and memory, cognitive development, and giftedness. She also has published other textbooks including Human Learning, Essentials of Educational Psychology, Child Development and Education, and Practical Research. Ormrod succinctly organizes the contents of Educational Psychology: Developing Learners (7th Edition) across three sections and 16 chapters. Part 1 provides students with an introduction to 'Understanding Student Development and Diversity' with part 2 presenting topics under the umbrella of 'Understanding How Students Learn.' The concluding section of this book is that of part 3 which presents final chapters on 'Understanding Instructional Processes.'