Improving Academic Achievement
| Author | : Joshua Aronson |
| Publisher | : Elsevier |
| Total Pages | : 428 |
| Release | : 2002-04-15 |
| ISBN-10 | : 012064455X |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780120644551 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (551 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Improving Academic Achievement by : Joshua Aronson
Download or read book Improving Academic Achievement written by Joshua Aronson and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2002-04-15 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, authors discuss research and theory on the social psychological forces that shape academic achievement. A key focus is to show how psychological principles can be used to foster achievement and make schooling a more enjoyable process. Topics are highly relevant to both social and educational psychology, with discussions of core concepts such as intelligence, motivation, self-esteem and self-concept, expectations and attributions, prejudice, and interpersonal and intergroup relations.
