Chapter: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |

The following Web sites are organized by chapter of Psychology Applied to Teaching. These sites provide additional resources to instructors and students alike. [Note: the Web sites that have * also appear in the book.]



Chapter 1: Applying Psychology to Teaching

*APA's Learner-Centered Principles

John Dewey's Democracy and Education

Educational Psychology Topics

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Chapter 2: Stage Theories of Development

*The Jean Piaget Society

The MIT Encyclopedia of Cognitive Sciences

Vygotsky Resources

Vygotsky Project Home Page

Paper Comparing Piaget and Vygotsky

MicroWorlds

Tele-Mentoring over the Net

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Chapter 3: Age-Level Characteristics

*Indiana University Center for Adolescent Studies

*Oregon Social Learning Center

Ask an Expert

Field Trips Site

Judi Harris's Interpersonal Exchange

The Clearinghouse on International Developments in Child, Youth and Family Policies

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Chapter 4: Understanding Student Difference

*Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligence Theory

Intelligence Theory and Testing

Project Zero

The Key Learning Community

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Chapter 5: Addressing Cultural and Socioeconomic Diversity

*Intercultural E-mail Classroom Connections

Community Guide to Multicultural Education Programs

TENET Web

Bilingual Education Resource Page

Heritage Languages Initiative

National Center for Children in Poverty

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Chapter 6: Accommodating Student Variability

*Global Nework Academy

*International Tutoring Foundation

*EdLaw

*University of Kansas Department of Special Education

Education Program for Gifted Youth (EPGY)

The National Center to Improve Practice (NCIP) in Special Education Through Technology, Media, and Materials

The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

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Chapter 7: Behavioral and Social Learning Theories

Cognitive Systems Technologies, Inc. (computer-based instruction development)

Psychology Exploratorium

Albert Bandura

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Chapter 8: Information Processing Theory

Information Processing Theory (G. Miller)

ERIC Digest: Metacognition and Reading to Learn

Knowledge Integration Environment

Memory Techniques and Mnemonics

MIDI Manufacturers Association

CD-ROM: Microsoft Dinosaurs

LOGO Computer Programming Language for Learners

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Chapter 9: Constructivist Learning Theory, Problem Solving, and Transfer

Constructivist Learning Index Page

Constructivist On-line Learning Environments

Constructivism

Learning Through Collaborative Visualization (CoVis)

The Adventures of Jasper Woodbury

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Chapter 10: Approaches to Instruction

*Goals 2000 Program

*Institute for the Learning Sciences

Lesson Plans

AskERIC Lesson Plans

Major Categories in the Taxonomy of Education Objectives

Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) Program

Problem-Based Learning Home Page at Queen's University

Cooperative Learning Web Resources

NASA Online Interactive Projects: NASA Quest/Sharing NASA

NASA's Learning Technologies Project

NASA Classroom of the Future

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Chapter 11: Motivation

A Collection of Training Games and Workshops by Thiagi

Apple Classrooms of Tomorrow (ACOT)

The Jasper Series

Virtual Reality Society

Little Planet: Basement Bums for Adolescent Motivation

Student Motivation to Learn

A Theory of Human Motivation

Motivating Students

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Chapter 12: Classroom Management

*Teachers Edition Online

*Teachers Helping Teachers

*AskERIC

Classroom Management

Schoolwide and Classroom Discipline

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Chapter 13: Assessment of Classroom Learning

*ERIC/AE Test Locator

*Question Mark Software

Norm- and Criterion-Referenced Testing (paper by Linda A. Bond, North Central Regional Educational Laboratory; search for title to locate it on the site).

Student Portfolios: Classroom Uses

Overcoming Test Anxiety

The Use of Portfolio Assessment in Evaluation

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Chapter 14: Understanding and Using Standardized Tests

*ERIC Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation

*Joint Committee on Testing Practices: Code of Fair Testing Practices

*National Center for Fair and Open Testing

High-Stakes Testing

Alternatives to Standardized Tests

Survey Finds Strong Parental Support for Testing (American Association of Publishers press release).

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Chapter 15: Becoming a Better Teacher by Becoming a Reflective Teacher

Reflection in Teacher Education