Created to Learn: A Christian Teacher’s Introduction to Educational Psychology, Second Edition

by William Yount

Publisher:

B&H

, 2010

Overview

This revised and expanded second edition of Created to Learn—an ECPA Gold Medallion Award finalist—shows teachers how to organize and tailor classroom instruction to fit the learning styles of their students. In a real sense, author William R. Yount takes the theories of teaching and learning and brings them to life inside the classroom. Additional content in this updated edition includes:

• More information on new reasearch into learning theories, including discoveries in the field of neuroscience that provide far more detail about brain function.
• New chapters on Constructivism and brain-based learning.
• Updated research from Yount’s teaching experiences in other countries.
• Full rewrite of original text, condensing material that has moved into other books, removing data found to be less helpful, and adding research that provides support for evolving ideas about cognitive and humanistic learning theory systems, designing instructional objectives, and the revolution in brain science.

Contents

Top Highlights

“Learners grow in the Lord when they embrace biblical truths personally, confronting their own attitudes with God’s Word and rearranging personal priorities according to God’s Word. The subjective focus of the Valuing pillar addresses emotional aspects of Christian growth and maturity.” (Page 15)

“The left foundation stone of the Model represents the Bible, the Word of God. Unless our teaching produces a clearer understanding of the Bible, with its call to personal commitment to Christ and His Church, all our teaching efforts produce little more than ‘wood, hay, or straw’ (1 Cor 3:12). For education to be rightly called ‘Christian,’ it must be built upon the sure foundation of God’s Word.” (Page 7)

“We may know the Bible, and we may understand the Bible, but we are considered ‘wise’ by Jesus only when we practice biblical truths, living by them.” (Page 14)

“Disciplers help learners develop a well-balanced emotional life, one which reflects positive attitudes toward life and others, as well as priorities that God Himself controls. While we are powerless to impose our values and attitudes on others (Rom 14:13–23), we can teach in ways that allow the Spirit to quicken biblical attitudes and change personal priorities.” (Page 16)

“Educational psychology is a scientific discipline and seeks to define educational truth by scientific means.” (Page 32)

Product Details

• Title: Created to Learn: A Christian Teacher's Introduction to Educational Psychology, Second Edition
• Author: William Yount
• Publisher: B&H
• Print Publication Date: 2010
• Logos Release Date: 2021
• Pages: 432
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subjects: Christian education; Educational psychology; Education › Religious aspects--Christianity
• ISBNs: 9781430076377, 9781433672811, 1433672812, 1430076372
• Resource ID: LLS:9781433672811
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-06T20:46:56Z

About William Yount

William R. Yount is professor of Foundations of Education and assistant
dean, Division of Foundations of Education, at Southwestern Baptist
Theological Seminary (SWBTS) in Fort Worth, Texas. He holds degrees
from University of Maryland (B.S. in Psychology and Counseling), SWBTS
(M.A.R.E., Ph.D. in Foundations of Education), and University of North
Texas (Ph.D. in Education Research).