Sarfraz Ahmad Lecturer KUST Kohat

2. EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

3. Meaning of Psychology
 Derived from Greek words
 Psyche and logos : soul and science
 Earlier psychologists termed it as
“the study of soul”
 But soul is metaphysical; cannot be seen
 Later explained as “the study of mind”
 Disregarded since the word “mind” is ambiguous

4.  Some other explained it as
“the science of consciousness or internal
experiences”
 Later defined as “the science of Behaviour” (20th
century)
 Behaviour is overt actions : result from inner processes
 Thus psychology is a study of inner processes and
outer behaviour

5. Definition of Educational Psychology
 “Educational psychology deals with the
behaviour of human beings in educational
situation.” (Skinner)
 “Educational psychology describes and explains
the learning experiences of an individual from
birth through old old age.” (Crow and Crow)
 “The study of human behaviour and experiences
as they apply to the learning situation.”

6. Importance of Educational Psychology
 Cultural Aim
 Enrich his personal life
 Knowledge
 Thought Level
 Modification of Attitude
 Standard of Values

7.  Professional Aim
 Quality of Instruction
 Growth and Development of Wholesome
Personality
 Intelligent Self-direction
 Effective Motivation
 How of the Learning Process?
 Why of the Learning Process?

8. Scope of Educational Psychology
 There are five major areas:
 1. Human growth and development
 Heredity and environment
 General growth and development
 Motivation
 Individual differences
 Intelligence, aptitude, interests
 2. Learning
 General nature of learning
 Factors influencing learning
 Motivation and devices in teaching
 Skills
 Reasoning and problem solving
 Attitude
 Transfer of knowledge

9.  3. Personality and adjustment
 Emotions
 Mental life of people
 Mental health of teacher
 Exceptional children
 Character
 Social interaction
 4. Measurement and evaluation
 Basic principles of measurement
 Measurement of intelligence and aptitude
 Measurement of learning
 Measurement of adjustment
 Application on results of measurement

10.  5. Techniques and methods in educational
psychology
 Scientific study of educational planning
 Statistical techniques
 Implementation of research for classroom teacher

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