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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Best Practices in Educational Psychology: Using Evolving Concept Maps as Instructional and Assessment Tools
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Buehl, Michelle M.; Fives, Helenrose – Teaching Educational Psychology, 2011
We describe the implementation of evolving concept maps in two different graduate-level educational psychology courses: "The Adolescent Learner" and "Theories of Learning and Cognition." We provide an explicit description of how we used evolving concept maps as instructional and assessment tools in our respective classes, changes in the…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Concept Mapping, Educational Psychology, Maps
Using Instructional and Assessment Vignettes to Promote Recall, Recognition, and Transfer in Educational Psychology Courses
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Jeffries, Carolyn; Maeder, Dale W. – Teaching Educational Psychology, 2006
Instructors have long used short descriptive stories such as vignettes as a tool to model, teach, and research behavior and understanding as well as to stimulate discussion and problem solving in learning situations. This article summarizes the results of a study comparing the effectiveness of two types of vignettes (evaluation and synthesis) as…
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Academic Achievement, Course Content, Program Effectiveness
Commentary: Similarities and Differences among Educational Psychology Textbooks--An Author's Perspective
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Ormrod, Jeanne Ellis – Teaching Educational Psychology, 2006
In this article, the author discusses the similarities and differences among educational psychology textbooks. Similarities among textbooks are: (1) general topics covered; (2) organizational scheme; and (3) visual appeal. Differences among textbooks are: (1) specific content; (2) writing style; (3) pedagogy; (4) design; and (5) ancillary package.…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Educational Psychology, Theory Practice Relationship, Comparative Analysis