Educational psychology is the study of human behavior and learning processes in educational settings. It draws from the fields of psychology and education to understand individual and group behavior in educational contexts as well as design effective teaching methods and learning environments. Specifically, educational psychology helps teachers understand students' cognitive and social development, apply principles of learning and motivation, address individual differences, and create positive classroom environments that foster optimal learning. Overall, the goal of educational psychology is to improve educational outcomes by equipping teachers with knowledge about human development, learning, and instructional best practices.

1. By- Pragati Kachhi(Assistant Professor
at Baba Saheb Ambedkar University
under department KMRO )
UGC-NET Qualified
CTET Qualified
AWES Qualified
MP-TET Qualified

2. What is Educational Psychology
 Educational Psychology is defined as the study of human behavior in educational situations.
 Educational psychology is a branch of psychology concerned with the scientific study of
human behavior.
 Educational psychology consists of two words 'Education' and 'Psychology’.
 Educational is a process of learning whereas psychology is the study of human behavior.
 Meaning of Psychology
 The word psychology has been derived from two Greek words 'Psyche' and 'Logos' which
means soul and science respectively.
 Thus the meaning of psychology is the science of the soul.
 But as the concept and nature of souls were not defined in a definite term such a definition
was given up. Next psychology was defined as the science of mind and later on, it became a
scientific study of human behavior.

3. Definitions by some authors
1. According to the Watson :- “ Psychology is the positive science of behavior
2. According to skinner :- “ psychology is the science of experience and behavior”.
3. According to the munn :- “psychology concern itself with the scientific investigation of
behavior.
4. James sulley :- “ science of the inner world “
5. According to my Experience :- psychology is a reflection of your thoughts process over your
behavior. Which may be optimistic of pessimistic its totally depends upon the
Environment she/he lives as well as inner voice of the brain.

4. As a science
of soul
Science of
mind
Science of
conciousness
Science of
behavior
Concept of Psychology

5. Meaning of Education
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1.Education is a deliberate and organized activity through which the physical, intellectual, aesthetic, moral and
spiritual potentialities of the human child are developed.
2. Education is used for the purpose of teaching people in society.
3. It helps to develop desirable habits, skills, and attitudes that make an individual a good citizen.
Meaning of Educational Psychology
1.Educational psychology is a branch of psychology that deals with the application of psychological findings in the
field of education.
2.In other words, it deals with human behavior in educational situations.
Educational psychology is the study of how people learn, including teaching methods, instructional
processes, and individual differences in learning.
The goal is to understand how people learn and retain information.

6.  Crow and Crow- ''Educational psychology describes and explains the learning
experiences on an individual from birth through old age.‘’
 Skinner- ''Educational psychology is that branch of psychology which deals with
teaching and learning.‘’
 Trow- ''Educational psychology is the study of the psychological aspect of
educational situations.“
 Stephen- ''Educational psychology is the systematic study of educational growth and
development of a child.‘’
 F. A Peel- ''Educational psychology is the science of Education‘’
 Walter B Kolesnik- ''Educational psychology is the study of those facts and principles
of psychology which helps to explain and improve the process of education.‘’
 Judd- ''Educational Psychology is the science which explains the changes that take
place in the individual as they pass through the various stages of development."

7. Nature of Educational Psychology
 As a positive science
 As science
 As a social science
 An applied science
 Academic science
 Natural science
Characteristics of Educational Psychology
1- Applied Science
Educational psychology is an applied science. It applies the psychological principle in the field of education. It applies to
study the behavior of the learners in educational situations.
2- Social Science
Educational psychology is a social science as it studies the human being and society.
3- Positive Science
Educational psychology is a science in the sense that it uses all the methods to collect data and interpret them. Educational
psychology aims at understanding, predicting human behavior in a systematic way.
4- Growing science
Educational psychology is a developing science. Educational psychology is not a formative science like logic or ethics
because it deals with facts.

8. Scope of Educational science
1. Learning experience
2. Learning process
3. Individual difference
4. The teacher
5. Human behavior
6. Growth and development
7. Heredity and environment
8. Guidance and counselling
9. Intelligence & measurement
10. Nature and development of personality

10. 1.Educational psychology helps the teacher to know about responsibility in the teaching-learning process.
2.It helps the teacher to understand the student's behavior in the classroom.
3.It helps the teacher to study the nature of the child.
4.It enables the teacher to know the various principle and stages of growth and development.
5.It helps the teacher to understand the individual difference.
6.Educational psychology provides laws, principles, and processes of teaching.
7.It helps the teacher to choose a suitable method of teaching, devices, and materials.
8.It provides knowledge on heredity, environment which has some influence on learning.
9.It enables the teacher to select a better evaluation technique to evaluate the students.
10.It helps the teacher to diagnose the students and find out the solutions.
11.It helps the teacher to study exceptional children and arrange a special program for them.
12.It helps the teacher to construct the curriculum according to the need and necessity of the stage.
13.It enables the teacher to give proper guidance to the student.
14.It provides knowledge about the efficiency of reward, punishment in the teaching-learning process.
15.Educational psychology helps the teacher to create a good learning environment in the school.
How Educational Psychology Helps Teachers

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