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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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Hanich, Laurie B. – Teaching Educational Psychology, 2009
This article describes the construction and development of a course assignment that uses student interviews as an instructional tool to bridge the gap between theory and practice in a graduate educational psychology course. The first part of the article describes the student interview assignment used to examine theories of motivation. The second…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Student Attitudes, Educational Psychology, Theory Practice Relationship
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Peskin, Joan; Katz, Steven; Lazare, Gerald – Teaching Educational Psychology, 2009
Although there has been research on "professional learning communities" (PLCs) in schools, little attention has been paid to them in contexts of higher education. This article chronicles the development of a PLC, involving the 18 instructors who teach educational psychology each year to 1,400 preservice teacher candidates. Through questionnaires…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Student Teacher Attitudes, Educational Psychology
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Smith, Joshua S.; Malkani, Joanne; Dai, David Yun – Teaching Educational Psychology, 2005
The case method enjoys a long tradition in fields such as medicine, law, and business, but is a relatively novel method in teacher education programs. The current study adds to the growing number of studies examining the effects of case-based instruction on students' cognition, affect, and/or behavior. This study specifically examined students'…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Educational Psychology, Essays, Case Method (Teaching Technique)