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= Educational Psychology: Developing a Professional Knowledge Base =

= Chapter Objectives =

• **Objective 1.1**: Describe the characteristics of professionalism, and identify examples of these characteristics in teachers' actions. • **Objective 1.2**: Describe the different kinds of knowledge professional teachers possess, and identify examples of professional knowledge in teachers' actions. • **Objective 1.3**: Describe different types of research, and analyze applications of these types. • **Objective 1.4:** Explain how using case studies that place educational psychology in real-world contexts makes it meaningful.