About our author Jeanne Ellis Ormrod holds a B. A. degree in psychology from Brown University and M. S. and Ph. D. degrees in educational psychology from The Pennsylvania State University. For many years she was a faculty member at the University of Northern Colorado where she taught courses in learning and cognition educational psychology measurement and research methods; she is currently Professor Emerita of Psychological Sciences at UNC. Dr. Ormrod has published numerous research articles but is probably best known for this book and several other textbooks: Educational Psychology: Developing Learners (9th ed. 2017); Essentials of Educational Psychology (5th ed. 2018); Our Minds Our Memories: Enhancing Thinking and Learning at All Ages (2011); Child Development and Education (with Teresa McDevitt; 6th ed. 2016) and Practical Research: Planning and Design (with Paul Leedy 12th ed. 2019). . Language: English