Educational Psychology (15th Edition) – eBook

About The Author

Anita Woolfolk

Dr. Anita Woolfolk Hoy is a Texas Longhorn – all her degrees are from the University of Texas, Austin, the last one a Ph.D. After graduating, she was a psychologist working with children in elementary and secondary schools in 15 counties in central Texas. She began her career in higher education as a professor of educational psychology at Rutgers University and then moved to The Ohio State University in 1994. Today, she is Professor Emerita at Ohio State. Anita’s research focuses on motivation and cognition, specifically, students’ and teachers’ sense of efficacy and teachers’ beliefs about education. For many years she was the editor of Theory Into Practice, a journal that brings the best ideas from research to practicing educators. With students and colleagues, she has published over 150 books, articles.

Ellen L. Usher

Dr. Ellen L. Usher conducts pioneering research in medical education, utilizing qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods approaches to delve into the psychological dimensions of teaching and learning. Her work primarily investigates human motivation as it relates to learning, instruction, and educational decision-making across diverse contexts. Dr. Usher examines how individual beliefs are shaped by task characteristics, as well as environmental, social, and personal factors. Furthermore, she studies the reciprocal relationship between these beliefs and the behaviors and environments of learners and educators. Together with her collaborators, she has collected extensive data from over 30,000 teachers and students in various settings, including K-12 schools, universities, and medical institutions.