Unit No. 01 Nature of Educational Psychology Course code 0840 Educational psychology from ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY ISLAMABAD.
prepared by Ms. SAMAN BIBI & Mariam Rafique
2. Meaning and Nature of
Psychology
Literal meaning:
Derived from two Greek words:
psyche (soul)
logos (study)
Literary means: Study of a soul
Etymological meaning:
science of the soul.
science of mind:
Relationship between brain, mind and
behaviour
3. Meaning and Nature of Psychology
Psychology as a science of soul:
oldest definition of Psychology
doesn’t deserve the respect due to its
age
unsatisfactory term
Psychology as a science of mind:
the study of mental process
Psychology as a science of
consciousness:
Scientific study of cognition and emotion
Besides our consciousness there are
4. Cont,,,,
Psychology as a science of behavior:
Exponent: Dr. Watson
Means response, reactions or adjustments of
an organism to various of stimuli.
Modern & accepted definition
Study the modification & change of behavior
Studies the social aspects, social dynamics
while incorporating psychological and
neurological processes into its conceptions of
mental functioning
5. Meaning and nature of educational
psychology
Applied science
Application of psychological principles in Edu
Tries to study behavior and experiences of the
pupils
Embraces all aspects of human experiences
from the functions of brain to the actions of
nations
From child development to care for the aged
6. Importance of Educational
Psychology to class room teacher
To understand the problems of children
To understand the learning process
To understand the characteristics in different developmental stages
To select methods of teaching
To maintain discipline
To enable teachers for curriculum development
To render guidance service. (for exceptional children, vocational &
educational etc)
To know the teacher himself
To understand the Individual Differences
Help in the measurement of Learning outcome
To teach & practice Democratic principles in a class
Helps in setting school time-table
Helps in conducting co-curricular activities for overall development of
students.
Helps the teacher in his/her own mental development.
To conduct the research
7. Utility of The Study of Educational
Psychology
To know how people learn and retain knowledge
To improve learning process
Promote educational success
Better understanding regarding students’
abilities and calibers
Keeping eye on growth vs needs
Helps educators create instructional methods
and materials best aimed for certain aged
groups
8. Methods of Educational Psychology
Experimental Method:
The experimental method is one of the most important
and objective methods of psychology.
Through this method attempts are made to establish
cause and effect relationships through carefully planned
and controlled observation of the subject's behavior.
It is the experimental method which has made
psychology a science and put it on scientific
Experimental method is :
o most reliable,
o most valid,
o most systematic,
o most precise and
o most objective method of psychology.
9. Methods of Educational Psychology
Co-relational Method:
Co-relational studies are often used in
educational psychology.
Researchers use correlations to see if a
relationship between two or more variables
exists, but the variables themselves are not
under the control of the researchers.
10. Methods of Educational Psychology
Scientific Method
Scientific Problem is a systematic approach for
solving problems. It is a fair & unbiased method
of acquiring knowledge.
Has six basic steps.
i. To Identify a problem
ii. Forming a Hypothesis
iv)Conducting the Experiment / Testing the
Hypothesis
v) Analyzing the Results
vi) Drawing Conclusions