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020			_a9789976404418
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100			_aOmari, Issa Mcholo _9735
245			_aEducational Psychology for Teachers _c/ Issa Mcholo Omari _hbk
260			_aDar-es-salaam _bOxford University Press _c2006
300			_a348p. _bxiii, ill., Includes bibliographical references and index
500			_aAbstract This book is written for teachers, both practicing and those in training. It carries a reader from a knowledge of psychology as a discipline and its missions and methods. The treatment of learning theories is preceded by a clear articulation of the key concepts underlying a theory in general and then, how learning is studied. The principal view points about learning about learning is all about and how it can be expedited and made pleasurable are covered in the chapters of behaviorism, cognitive, social learning, and humanism. Changes in human growth are dealt with in the chapter on human development and learning. Apart from physical growth, cognitive functioning is also discussed. The book further explains notions of problem solving, learning how to learn, concept learning,memory and forgetting, and mastery of school subjects. It finally explains how learning is assessed, and how students can be guided and counseled so as to optimize on the opportunities to learn, grow, and develop into mature, adult, and intelligent persons.
521			_aRecommended for lecturers and students.
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