This case study book represents current areas of interest in Educational Psychology embedded within current challenges teachers face in today's elementary grade classrooms.

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Part I: Human Development Case 1: Adolescent Cliques: To Belong or Not to Belong? Case 2: Internet Plagiarism Case 3: Academic Honesty Case 4: Cyberbullying and Adolescent Identity Part II: Individual Differences and Diversity Case 5 : Gender Equity: Encouraging Female Students in Science Case 6: Teaching Students with Special Learning Challenges Part III: Learning Theories Case 7: Cell Phones in Class: Problems with Texting Case 8: Adolescent Relationships and the Power of Social Media Case 9: Grade Grubbing: Complaining and Arguing About Grades Part IV: Motivation Case 10: Encouraging Girls Confidence in Math Case 11: Stressed Out: Dealing with Academic Pressure in High School Part V: Classroom Management Case 12: The Role of the Teacher: Can Students and Teachers Be Friends? Case 13: Responding to Students Backtalk and Disrespect Case 14: Encounters with Difficult Parents Part VI: Instructional Approaches Case 15: Making the Most of Academic Learning Time Case 16: Meaningful Authentic Learning: Finding the Funding Part VII: Assessment and Evaluation Case 17: Meaningful and Fair: Grading Subjective Assessments