education and its related psychology

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Educational
Psychology
Hrushikesh Sable

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Overview
This branch of psychology involves not just the learning process of
early childhood and adolescence but includes the social, emotional,
and cognitive processes that are involved in learning throughout the
entire lifespan.
The field of educational psychology incorporates a number of other
disciplines, including developmental psychology, behavioral
psychology, and cognitive psychology.

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Topics and interest
In today's complex educational system, educational psychologists
work with educators, administrators, teachers, and students to learn
more about how to help people learn best.
This often involves finding ways to identify students who may need
extra help, developing programs aimed at helping students who are
struggling, and even creating new learning methods

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Topics that educational psychologists
are interested in include:
 Educational Technology: Looking at how different types of technology can
help students learn
 Instructional Design: Designing learning materials
 Special Education: Helping students who may need specialized instruction
 Curriculum Development: Creating curriculums can maximize learning
 Organizational Learning: Studying how people learn in organizational
settings
 Gifted Learners: Helping students who are identified as gifted learners

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Significant figures
John Locke: An English philosopher
who suggested the concept of tabula
rasa, or the idea that the mind is
essentially a blank slate at birth that
knowledge is then developed through
experience and learning.
William James: An American
psychologist who was also known for his
series of lectures titled "Talks to
Teachers on Psychology," which focused
on how teachers could help students
learn
Alfred Binet: A French psychologist who
developed the first intelligence tests
John Dewey: An influential American
psychologist and educational reformer
who wrote extensively about progressive
education and the importance of learning
through doing.
Jean Piaget: A Swiss psychologist who
is best known for his highly influential
theory of cognitive development.
B.F. Skinner: An American behaviorist
who introduced the concept of
operational conditioning. His research on
reinforcement and punishment continues
to play an important role in education
today

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History
Educational psychology is a
relatively young subfield that has
experienced a tremendous
amount of growth in recent
years. Psychology did not
emerge as a separate science
until the late 1800s, so earlier
interest in educational
psychology was largely fueled
by educational philosophers.
Herbart believed that a student's
interest in a topic had a
tremendous influence on the
learning outcome and believed
that teachers should consider
this interest along with prior
knowledge when deciding which
type of instruction is most
appropriate.

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History
Later, psychologist and philosopher William
James made significant contributions to the
field. His seminal 1899 text Talks to Teachers
on Psychology is considered the first textbook
on educational psychology.
Around this same period, French psychologist
Alfred Binet was developing his famous IQ
tests. The tests were originally designed to
help the French government identify children
who had developmental delays to create
special education programs.
Dewey's ideas were progressive, and he
believed that schools should focus on
students rather than on subjects. He
advocated active learning and believed
that hands-on experience was an
important part of the learning process.
More recently, educational psychologist
Benjamin Bloom developed an important
taxonomy designed to categorize, and
describe different educational objectives.
The three top-level domains he described
were cognitive, affective, and psychomotor
learning objectives.

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Reference
 https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-educational-psychology-
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e%20study,learn%20and%20retain%20new%20information.