Reflect on realistic classroom scenarios. Case Studies at the start of each chapter present classroom scenarios that place chapter content within the context of classroom learning and instruction. Each opening chapter case continues to build throughout each chapter. Other case studies are embedded in the text to illustrate other key concepts. Apply chapter content directly to the classroom. Educational Psychology and Teaching provides the reader with specific and concrete suggestions for classroom practice Apply chapter content meaningfully to life in other ways. Ed Psych and You asks readers to reflect on how educational psychology can be applied to their own lives as they live them every day. Learn strategies to use in the classroom. Classroom Connections features offer suggestions and illustrations for applying content to specific learning and teaching situations at different grade levels. Apply in-depth understanding of psychological theories to classroom practice. Analysing Theories provides detailed evaluations of key psychological theories, such as those by Erikson and Kohlberg, focusing on criticisms and contributions, including applications to education. Understand developmental change. Developmentally Appropriate Practice helps teachers accommodate developmental differences in students and provides suggestions for how to adapt chapter content to different developmental levels. Consider how new technology affects the learning environment. Technology, Learning and Development focuses on key contemporary topics surrounding technology in the lives of students, such as cyberbullying, social connections, and computer-based testing. Learning – Learning is at the heart of educational psychology, and Chapters 6-9 were reordered and rewritten to reflect recent developments in the understanding of how students in classrooms, and people of all ages, learn. Also included is new content on the learning sciences. Knowledge construction – A new chapter addresses the ways in which learners construct their own knowledge, emphasising that learning is substantively a social process. Standards and assessments – Standards, accountability, and value-added teacher assessment are now mainstays in the classroom. New content addresses the ways in which these practices affect teaching and learning, including the controversies involved with each. Recent developments in neuroscience – Neuroscience is providing researchers, educational leaders, teachers, and students with new insights into the teaching-learning process. Expanded coverage helps the reader to use this information to increase learning for all students regardless of their backgrounds. Personality and emotion – Personality and emotion play an important role in motivation and how effectively people learn and develop; both are significantly influenced by home and school environments. New coverage focuses the reader on how to create the kinds of environments that capitalise on these insights.