Nature of Educational Psychology
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NATURE OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
MEANING OF PSYCHOLOGY The word “psychology” comes form the Greek word (Psyche mean Soul, Logos mean Science), thus the meaning of Psychology is the science of soul. EDUCATION AND PSYCHOLOGY Education in the narrow sense is the modification of behaviour of children in a controlled environment. To shape the behaviour of the subject and bring some positive or negative changes, it is necessary to study the science of behaviour. The developmental stages and characteristics of children are very essential factors from which the teacher must aware in order to be a successful teacher. If the teacher has no knowledge of children psychology, how can we expect from him that he would succeed in bringing about the desirable changes in children? DEFINITION OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY; Educational psychology is the application of psychological findings in the field of education. Educational psychology is the systematic study of the development of the individual within the educational settings. It helps the teacher to understand the students and enhance their skills. Educational psychology is an applied discipline which combines the two different fields of education and psychology. It is the scientific study of human behaviour by which it can be understood, predicted and directed by education to achieve goals of life. Some famous definitions of educational psychology are given below. SKINNER ‘Educational psychology is that branch of psychology which deals with teaching and learning.’ CROW & CROW ‘Educational psychology describes and explains the learning experiences of an individual from birth through old age.’ PEEL ‘Educational psychology is the science of education.’
EDUCATION AND EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY: Education is an attempt to mould and shape the behaviour of the student. It aims to produce desirable changes in them for all round development of their
NATURE OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
MEANING OF PSYCHOLOGY The word “psychology” comes form the Greek word (Psyche mean Soul, Logos mean Science), thus the meaning of Psychology is the science of soul. EDUCATION AND PSYCHOLOGY Education in the narrow sense is the modification of behaviour of children in a controlled environment. To shape the behaviour of the subject and bring some positive or negative changes, it is necessary to study the science of behaviour. The developmental stages and characteristics of children are very essential factors from which the teacher must aware in order to be a successful teacher. If the teacher has no knowledge of children psychology, how can we expect from him that he would succeed in bringing about the desirable changes in children? DEFINITION OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY; Educational psychology is the application of psychological findings in the field of education. Educational psychology is the systematic study of the development of the individual within the educational settings. It helps the teacher to understand the students and enhance their skills. Educational psychology is an applied discipline which combines the two different fields of education and psychology. It is the scientific study of human behaviour by which it can be understood, predicted and directed by education to achieve goals of life. Some famous definitions of educational psychology are given below. SKINNER ‘Educational psychology is that branch of psychology which deals with teaching and learning.’ CROW & CROW ‘Educational psychology describes and explains the learning experiences of an individual from birth through old age.’ PEEL ‘Educational psychology is the science of education.’
EDUCATION AND EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY: Education is an attempt to mould and shape the behaviour of the student. It aims to produce desirable changes in them for all round development of their