Educational psychology is concerned with human development, learning, teaching methods, guidance, and evaluating student progress through standardized tests. It studies human behavior in educational settings using various methods like introspection, observation, interviews, case studies, experiments, and surveys. These methods are selected based on the problem being studied, the resources available, and the orientation of the researchers.

1. EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

2. What is educational psychology?
psychology concerned with
human maturation, school
learning, teaching methods,
guidance, and evaluation of
aptitude and progress by
standardized tests.

3. METHODS OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
The selection of a particular method depends upon
following factors:
 Nature of the problem to be studied
 Orientation and resourcefulness of the investigators
 Availability of the materials, time and financial
resources
Educational psychology deals with the study of
human behaviour in educational situations

4. IMPORTANT METHODS
Introspection
Observation
Interview
Clinical or Case-study method
Experimental or Scientific method
Differential or Survey method

5. INTROSPECTION
Introspection is the
observation or examination of
one's own mental and
emotional state, mental
processes, etc.; the act of
looking within oneself.

6. OBSERVATION
Observation is the
active acquisition
of information from
a primary source

7. TYPES OF OBSERVATION
Participant observation
Non participant
observation
Controlled observation
Uncontrolled observation

8. INTERVIEW
It is a data collection
encounter between two
or more people where
questions are asked by a
person(interviewer) to
obtain information from
another
person(interviewee)

9. TYPES OF INTERVIEW
 Structured Interview
Unstructured Interview

10. CLINICAL OR CASE STUDY METHOD
case study is a research
method involving an up-
close, in-depth, and
detailed examination of a
subject of study (the case),
as well as its related
contextual conditions.

11. EXPERIMENTAL OR SCIENTIFIC METHOD
The scientific method is a
body of techniques for
investigating phenomena,
acquiring new knowledge,
or correcting and
integrating previous
knowledge.

12. DIFFERENTIAL OR SURVEY METHOD
Survey methodology studies
the sampling of individual units
from a population and the
associated survey data collection
techniques, such
as questionnaire construction and
methods for improving the
number and accuracy of
responses to surveys.

13. PRESENTED BY
NIDHEESHA CK