What is one of the specific added features in commercial textbooks that the author criticizes for raising costs without adding educational value?
Explanation
This question tests the reader's ability to recall one of the specific examples of low-value, high-cost features the author attributes to commercial textbooks.
Other questions
According to the preface, what is the author's stated experience in teaching educational psychology?
What is the first problem the author identifies with major commercial educational psychology textbooks?
In the preface, what is the author's analogy for buying a large, commercial educational psychology textbook?
What cost does the author state that every major text about educational psychology currently sells for?
According to the author, what is the third problem with commercial educational psychology textbooks?
What does the author's teaching experience suggest about the added features in commercial textbooks, such as proprietary websites and full-color editions?
How is the content of the book structured in terms of focus?
What is the topic of Chapter 6 in this textbook?
Which chapters in the book are dedicated to the assessment of learning?
For instructors and courses with a strong focus on research, which appendix is described as discussing the nature of research and the research process?
What are the three features that the author states can be found at the end of each chapter?
What is the name of the wiki archive frequently cited in the book that supports the teaching of introductory educational psychology?
The teachingedpsych wiki is a project of the Special Interest Group on the Teaching of Educational Psychology (TEP SIG), which is affiliated with which larger organization?
How does the author describe the division between 'theory' and 'practice' in the book?
What topic does the preface state is covered in Chapter 5?
Which of the following topics is NOT listed in the preface as one of the 'lasting challenges of classroom life' covered in the second half of the book?
What is the purpose of Appendix B, 'Deciding for yourself about the research'?
In the preface, the author suggests that his open-access textbook resolves the problems of commercial texts by allowing instructors and students to do what?
What is the stated topic of Chapter 9 in this textbook?
According to the author, what is one major benefit of publishing this textbook online regarding future updates?
In the worldwide perspective, the author notes that the cost of one textbook in some countries is roughly equivalent to what?
Which topic is covered in Chapter 11, according to the preface?
The preface mentions that Chapter 4 is about several forms of student diversity. What is another term the author suggests might be used for this topic in another context?
According to the preface, what is the topic of Chapter 2?
The preface indicates that the chapters on learning theory (Ch. 2) and development (Ch. 3) overlap with each other and what else?
What is the stated topic of Chapter 8?
Which project is this textbook published online with?
What does the author say about the pedagogical features in this open-access textbook?
The preface states that Chapter 7 offers ideas about which lasting challenge of classroom life?
What general observation does the author make about the major commercial educational psychology textbooks he has used?
According to the preface, Chapter 10 is about what topic?
What final piece of advice or well-wishes does the author give to readers who are preparing to be teachers?
How many 'lasting challenges of classroom life' are listed in the preface as being covered in the second half of the book?
What does the author identify as the topic of Chapter 3?
The author notes that commercial educational psychology textbooks usually told you what?
In which country does the author specifically mention that the cost of educational psychology books has risen faster than inflation?
According to the preface, what is the topic of Chapter 4?
The author believes publishing this textbook online with the Global Textbook Project will be a desirable outcome for whom?
How many 'more basic psychological chapters' are mentioned at the beginning of the 'Contents of the book' section before it turns to 'lasting challenges'?
What is the primary way this open-access textbook format allows for individualization, according to the preface?
According to the preface, Chapter 12 focuses on what specific type of assessment?
What does the author state is a topic that poses 'perennial challenges to classroom teachers'?
How can chapters in this textbook be assigned, according to the preface?
What is the author's stated hope for the reader's experience with the book 'Educational Psychology'?
What is the key difference between the textbook's first-half and second-half focus?
The preface identifies a frequently cited website as being particularly helpful. What is the URL provided for this site?
What does the author suggest has happened to the cost of educational psychology textbooks over the years?
Which appendix invites students to reflect on the quality and implications of educational research?
Ultimately, why does the author say he published this textbook online?