1. EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY FOR
TEACHING AND LEARNING
Dr. MANAS RANJAN PANIGRAHI
manaseducation@gmail.com
MANAV RACHNA COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
MANAV RACHNA EDUCATIONAL
INSTITUTIONS
FARIDABAD

2. Psychology
• First Stage: Psychology was defined as
the “study of the soul”
• Second Stage: It was again defined as
the “study of the mind”
• Third Stage: Again it was defined by
William James (1890) as the “Study of
Consciousness”
• Fourth Stage: “Study of total Behaviour”
(consciousness and unconsciousness)

3. “Psychology is the scientific study
of the activities of the individual in
relation to his environment”
by: Woodworth & Marquis
“Psychology today concerns itself
with the scientific investigation of
behaviour”
by: N.L. Munn

4. Psychology
Applied Psychology
Pure Psychology
Crime
Clinical
Legal
Military
Industrial
Plant
Animal
Educational

5. Educational Psychology
• It is that branch of psychology which deals
with teaching and learning (by: Skinner)
• It describes and explains the learning
experiences of an individual from birth
through old age
(by: Crow & Crow)
• It helps the teacher to understand the
development of his pupils, the range and
limits of their capacities, the processes by
which they learn and their social
relationship
(by: Peel)

6. Tools for Teaching & Learning
Teacher
Pupil
(Student)
Environment

7. Key Factors
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The Learner (Student)
The Learning Experiences
The Learning Process
The Learning Situation or Environment
The Teacher

8. Educational Psychology with
regard to Teaching & Learning
• To Know the learner
• To select and organize the subjectmatter or learning experiences
• To suggest art and techniques of
learning as well as teaching
• To arrange learning situation or
environment
Cont … …

9. • To acquaint him with the mechanism of
heredity and environment
• Helping in maintaining discipline
• Rendering guidance services
• Helping in evaluation and assessment
• Solving classroom problems
• Knowing about himself
• Motivation for Teaching and Learning
• Knowledge about group study and
group behaviour
• All round development personality

10. We never end what we wants to
end … … …
It begins with inclusion of
something New
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