Educational psychology psychology is a study of mental processes and behavior. Educational psychology is a branch of psychology concerned with developing effective educational techniques and dealing with psychological problems in schools. Educational Psychology Involves Study of memory Conceptual processes Individual differences conceptualizing new strategies Learning Processes understand individual differences in intelligence cognitive development motivation self-regulation self-concept Educational Psychology Depends....Quantitative Methods Testing And Measurement Enhance Educational Activities Related To Instructional Design Classroom Management Assessment Theories of Educational psychology Operant Conditioning Structuralism Constructivism Humanistic Psychology Gestalt Psychology Information Processing. Operant Conditioning (B.F Skinner & Thorndike) ....Thorndike’s Law Of Effect clearly states that behaviors that produce desirable outcomes are more likely to be repeated whereas behaviors that produce unpleasant outcomes are less likely to be repeated Introspection by Wilhelm Wundt “the study of conscious experiences of the individual”....Use of Introspective Method 1- Set a task. 2- Ask participants to report on what their brains/hearts are processing as they carry out the task. EXAMPLE: Solving and arithmetic problem Constructivism....It emphasis is placed on the action and prior "knowing" and experience of the learner....creates the sense and joins new knowledge into existing structure or adapts structure to accommodate new knowledge Humanistic Theory ...Learning involves the concept of learning through watching the behavior of others and what results from that behavior....The teacher's role, according to the humanistic theory, is to be a role model. The teacher can make appropriate behavior and inappropriate behavior.....The role of the student is to explore and observe. Students can use self-evaluation techniques to monitor and observe their own behaviors and make necessary changes Gestalt is phenomenology, which is the study of how people organize learning by looking at their lived experiences and consciousness.....The human brain has the ability to make a map of the stimuli caused by these life experiences.......This type of learning requires the learner to use critical thinking and problem solving skills. Rather than putting out answers by rote memory, the learner must examine and deliberate in order to find the answers they are seeking Information Processing Based on the thought process behind the behavior. The theory is based on the idea that humans process the information they receive, rather than merely responding to stimuli (i.e. That think about what is happening)