The Math Gene

The Math Gene
Author: Keith Devlin
Publisher: Basic Books
Total Pages: 348
Release: 2001-05-17
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0786725087

If people are endowed with a "number instinct" similar to the "language instinct" -- as recent research suggests -- then why can't everyone do math? In The Math Gene, mathematician and popular writer Keith Devlin attacks both sides of this question. Devlin offers a breathtakingly new theory of language development that describes how language evolved in two stages and how its main purpose was not communication. Devlin goes on to show that the ability to think mathematically arose out of the same symbol-manipulating ability that was so crucial to the very first emergence of true language. Why, then, can't we do math as well as we speak? The answer, says Devlin, is that we can and do -- we just don't recognize when we're using mathematical reasoning.

Handbook of Psychology, Educational Psychology

Handbook of Psychology, Educational Psychology
Author: Irving B. Weiner
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 696
Release: 2003-01-03
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780471384069

Includes established theories and cutting-edge developments. Presents the work of an international group of experts. Presents the nature, origin, implications, an future course of major unresolved issues in the area.

Doing Psychology Experiments

Doing Psychology Experiments
Author: David W. Martin
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Company
Total Pages: 388
Release: 2000
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780534248710

Even if you have no background in experimentation, this clear, straightforward book can help you design, execute, interpret, and report simple experiments in psychology. David W. Martin's unique blend of informality, humor, and solid scholarship have made this concise book a popular choice for methods courses in psychology. Doing Psychology Experiments guides you through the experimentation process in an easy-to-follow, step-by-step manner. Decision-making aspects of research are emphasized, and the logic behind research procedures is fully explained.

The Philosophy Of Scientific Experimentation

The Philosophy Of Scientific Experimentation
Author: Hans Radder
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Pre
Total Pages: 332
Release: 2003-02-23
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9780822972396

The Philosophy of Scientific Experimentation focuses on the identification and clarification of philosophical issues in experimental science.Since the late 1980s, the neglect of experiment by philosophers and historians of science has been replaced by a keen interest in the subject. In this volume, a number of prominent philosophers of experiment directly address basic theoretical questions, develop existing philosophical accounts, and offer novel perspectives on the subject, rather than rely exclusively on historical cases of experimental practice.Each essay examines one or more of six interconnected themes that run throughout the collection: the philosophical implications of actively and intentionally interfering with the material world while conducting experiments; issues of interpretation regarding causality; the link between science and technology; the role of theory in experimentation involving material and causal intervention; the impact of modeling and computer simulation on experimentation; and the philosophical implications of the design, operation, and use of scientific instruments.

Gareth and Lynette Lancelot and Elaine the Passing of Arthur

Gareth and Lynette Lancelot and Elaine the Passing of Arthur
Author: Houghton Mifflin Company
Publisher: Wentworth Press
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2019-03-16
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781010370277

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Modern Educational Psychology

Modern Educational Psychology
Author: E.G.S. Evans
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2017-09-25
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1351669745

Many contemporary issues in educational psychology become clearer when set against the perspective of their historical antecedents. Originally published in 1969, this book provides a survey of the most important ideas and experiments in educational psychology at the time, showing how they have helped to shape our understanding of the factors that influence child life and growth. Dr Evans discusses the subject under four broad headings: Child Development; Theories of Personality Formation; The Psychology of Learning; and Mental Testing and Measurement. The book provided a valuable introduction to educational psychology for education students at the time, and will now be of historical interest to those involved in educational psychology.

A Text-Book of Experimental Psychology

A Text-Book of Experimental Psychology
Author: Charles S. Myers
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 131
Release: 2013-12-19
Genre: History
ISBN: 1107626021

First published in 1925, this second volume of Dr Charles Myers' two-part textbook suggests practical experiments to test psychological phenomena.

Handbook of Implementation Science for Psychology in Education

Handbook of Implementation Science for Psychology in Education
Author: Barbara Kelly
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 507
Release: 2012-08-20
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0521197252

This book aims to help policy makers, stakeholders, practitioners, and teachers in psychology and education provide more effective interventions in educational contexts. It responds to disappointment and global concern about the failure to implement psychological and other interventions successfully in real-world contexts. Often interventions, carefully designed and trialed under controlled conditions, prove unpredictable or ineffective in uncontrolled, real-life situations. This book looks at why this is the case and pulls together evidence from a range of sources to create original frameworks and guidelines for effective implementation of interventions.