Full Description
Social and emotional aspects of schooling and the learning environment can dramatically affect one's attention, understanding, and memory for learning. This topic has been of increasing interest in both psychology and education, leading to an entire section being devoted to it in the third edition of the International Encyclopedia of Education. Thirty-three articles from the Encyclopedia form this concise reference which focuses on such topics as social and emotional development, anxiety in schools, effects of mood on motivation, peer learning, and friendship and social networks.
Contents
Motivation in learningInterest Attribution TheoryIntrinsic and Extrinsic MotivationAchievement Goal Theory: Definitions, Correlates, and Unresolved QuestionsFlow in EducationSociocultural Issues in motivationCulture in Motivation Research: A Challenging and Enriching ContributionMotivating Students in ClassroomsEmotional experiencesAffect, mood and EmotionsEmotion in Educational ContextsCognition and EmotionPoverty, Effects of on Social and Emotional DevelopmentSocial and Emotional Outcomes of LearningWellbeingEmpathyAnxietyImpact of Assessment on Students' Test Anxiety Educating Students with Emotional and Behavioral DisordersSocial interactionEarly Social Development and SchoolingSocial interaction and LearningPeer Interaction and learningPeer Learning in the ClassroomPeer and Self-AssessmentPeer Relations and Socialization of Children and Adolescents with Special Needs and Adolescents with DisabilitiesSocial Aspects of Collaborative LearningSelf-regulatory processesSelf-Concept in Learning: Reciprocal Effects model Between Academic Self-Concept and Academic AchievementSocial Practices in School Assessment and Their Impact on Learner IdentitiesSelf-Efficacy BeliefsVolitional Control of learningMotivation RegulationCoping with Stressful Situations: An Important Aspect of Self-RegulationSocial relations in multiple learning environmentsChildren's FriendshipSocial Development and SchoolingSeeking help as an Adaptive Response to Learning Difficulties: Person, Situation, and Developmental InfluencesUnderstanding How Leadership Influences Student LearningCompetition and Student PerformanceSocioemotional Aspects of Technology-Supported LearningSocial networks and the Education of Children and youthSocial and Cultural Capital in Education
