This is the first collection of key articles on the psychology behind educational attainment. It brings together in one volume for students a set of accessible but influential papers, representing the best classic and cutting edge work in the field.
Author(s): Charles Desforges, Richard Fox
Edition: 1
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Year: 2002
Language: English
Pages: 290
Contents......Page 7
Acknowledgments......Page 11
Introduction......Page 15
Part I Learning......Page 19
Introduction to Part I......Page 20
Expert Performance Introduction......Page 21
1 Attaining Excellence through Deliberate Practice: Insights from the Study of Expert Performance......Page 22
Rhyme, Language, and Reading Introduction......Page 56
2 Rhyme, Language, and Children's Reading......Page 58
Learning and Development Introduction......Page 79
3 The Rebirth of Children's Learning......Page 81
Maths Learning Introduction......Page 102
4 Candy Selling and Math Learning......Page 104
Learning in Higher Education Introduction......Page 125
5 Understanding Academic Performance at University: a Research Retrospective......Page 126
Part II Teaching......Page 143
Introduction to Part II......Page 144
Becoming a Tutor Introduction......Page 146
6 On Becoming a Tutor: toward an Ontogenetic Model......Page 148
Teacher Expectations Introduction......Page 169
7 Teacher Expectations: Implications for School Improvement......Page 170
Accelerating Development Introduction......Page 189
8 An Exploration of Long-term Far-transfer Effects Following an Extended Intervention Program in the High School Science Curriculum......Page 191
Classroom Knowledge Introduction......Page 228
9 Reconstructing Context: the Conventionalization of Classroom Knowledge......Page 230
Assessment and Learning Introduction......Page 246
10 The Role of Assessment in a Learning Culture......Page 247
Index......Page 272
