Educational Psychology

Mewar Institute of
Management
Educational psychology
(Meaning nature characteristics)
Presented by – Laltesh Kumari

Psychology
Psychology is an academic and scientific study of mental processes and behavior.
Psychologists study such concepts as perception, cognition, emotion,
personality, behavior, interpersonal relationships, and the individual and collective
unconscious.
Psychology also refers to the application of such knowledge to various
spheres of human activity including issues related to daily life—e.g. family, education
, and work—and the treatment of mental health problems.
Psychology includes many sub-fields of study and application concerned
with such areas as human development, sports, health, industry, media, law.
Psychology is the science of the intellects, characters and behavior
of animals including man. Human education is concerned with certain
changes in the intellects, characters and behavior of men, its problems being
roughly included under these four topics: Aims, materials, means and
methods.
Meaning of Psychology:
 Psyche = soul, mind.
 Logos = word, science, study, discourse.
 Psychology as the science of soul.
 Psychology as the science of mind.
 Psychology as the science of consciousness.
 Psychology as the science of behaviour.

Definition of Psychology:
W. B. Kolesnik:
“Psychology is the science of human behaviour.”
C.V. Good defines :

“Psychology is the study of adjustments of
organism, especially the human organism to
changing environment.”
 Psychology is a pure science:
 It is empirical : experimental.
 It is a systematic study.
 It uses measurements and
tools of measurement.
 It has Definitions of terms.
Characteristics of Psychology
 Empathy
 Good Listening Skills
 Good Problem-Solving Skills
 Ethical
 Good With Children
Detailed
Empathy
Empathy is an important characteristic for an educational psychologist
because they need to be able to understand what others are feeling and
react in a nuanced way. That empathy must have appropriate boundaries
that allow the psychologist to identify with what another person is feeling
without taking on those emotions.
Good Listening Skills
This is a necessary characteristic for an educational psychologist because
they must have accurate information to proceed with research or treatment.
Listening does not just involve sitting and hearing what a person is saying
although that is one element of listening. Being a good listener also means
picking up on body language, noticing when the person is hesitant or
struggling and even being able to identify when the person is not being
entirely truthful.
Detailed
Good Problem-Solving Skills

As the Bureau of Labor Statistics points out, having good problem-
solving skills is another important characteristic for all psychologists.
Solving problems is essentially the essence of what an educational
psychologist does by gathering and analyzing information and applying it
to a situation.
Ethical
A rigorous code of ethics is essential for an educational psychologist.
They are working with confidential information and making decisions that
can have a profound impact on a person’s life.
Good With Children
This is perhaps the most important characteristic of all since the above
qualities will do an educational psychologist little good if the psychologist
cannot work effectively with the most likely target group.
EDUCATIONAL
PSYCHOLOGY
D e f i n i t i o n,
S c o p e,
Utility.
EDUCATION: has its Latin root:
 “educere” = to lead out,
to draw out
– the innate capacities in man.
 “educare” = to bring up,

to raise.
– from one level to another.
 “educatum” = the act of teaching/training.

Definitions of Education:
 Swami Vivekananda defines: “Education is the manifestation
of perfection already present in man.”
 Mahatma Gandhi defines: “By Education, I mean, an alround
drawing out of the best in the child and man – body, mind and
spirit.”
 Froebel: Education is a process by which the child makes the
internal external.
 John Dewey defines: “Education is life, life is education”.
 According to Pestalozzi, “Education is a natural, harmonious,
progressive development of man’s innate powers.’
Definitions of Educational Psychology
 C.V. Good : “Educational psychology is (i) the
investigation of psychological problems involved in
education, together with the practical application of
psychological principles to education (ii) a study of nature
of learning.”
 J.M. Stephon : “Educational Psychology is a systematic

study of educational growth.”
 Crow and Crow, “Educational Psychology describes and

explains the learning experiences of an individual from
birth through old age.”
Nature of Educational psychology
 is a positive science
 is a practical science
 is helpful in the achievement of the practical
ideals of life.
 is a field of knowledge with which students,
teachers and parents must be familiar.
Edu. Psy. is a positive science:
 As every science has, it has its own subject of study. And it is a
systematic study.
 It collects facts and data using the scientific methods; especially
through observation of phenomenon under natural and under
controlled conditions.
 The data so collected is arranged and closely studied by using
quantitative methods of Statistical techniques to arrive at certain
conclusions and general principles, theories or laws.
 The laws or theories thus deduced are subject to verification in
the light of new facts or data. Every science keeps its doors open
for fresh information land new facts and changes its laws if
warranted by the new data.
By P. Muthupandi.
SCOPE
OF
EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
 a practical science.
 any and every situation in which psychology

becomes applicable to education.
 The subject matter of educational Psychology

revolves round three areas:
(i) The Learner
(ii) The learning process
(iii) The learning situation
Scope of Educational Psychology:
A committee set up by the Department of
Educational Psychology in the American
Scientific Council has given the following
areas covered by Educational Psychology:
1. Human Growth and Development:
2. Learning:
3. Personality and Adjustment:
4. Measurement and Evaluation:
5. Techniques and Methods of study:
Scope of Educational Psychology:
1. Human Growth and Development:
 Heredity and environment.

 General growth and development.
 Social, mental and emotional development
 Motivation
 Individual differences on the basis of knowledge.
 Intelligence, aptitudes, interests
and
Frames programmes for guidance.
Utility / Usefulness of Edu. Psychology:
 Educational Psychology tries to
discharge its aims:
(i) Cultural Aim

(ii) Professional Aim.
Relationship between Education and
Psychology:
Both are related to behaviour

Psychology achieves the aims of education
The Problems of Edu & Psychology are same
Close relationship b/w Teacher & Psychologist
Utility / Usefulness of Edu. Psychology:
 To sum up–
Educational psychology has given a new
direction to education.
It has given rise to a revolution, as a

consequence of which education has become
far more scientific than it was.
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Presented by – Laltesh Kumari

 Psyche = soul, mind.

 Logos = word, science, study, discourse.

 Psychology as the science of soul.

 Psychology as the science of mind.

 Psychology as the science of consciousness.

 Psychology as the science of behaviour.

C.V. Good defines :

Good Problem-Solving Skills

 “educare” = to bring up,

 “educatum” = the act of teaching/training.

 J.M. Stephon : “Educational Psychology is a systematic

 Crow and Crow, “Educational Psychology describes and

 any and every situation in which psychology

 The subject matter of educational Psychology

 Heredity and environment.

(i) Cultural Aim

Both are related to behaviour

It has given rise to a revolution, as a

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