Educational Psychology : Basic Concepts Research and Challenges

Contents Preface 1 Introduction and the nature of educational psychology 2 Problems and scope of educational psychology 3 Moral education and moral development 4 Correlation among human capacities 5 Behavioural perspective 6 Sex differences 7 Models of instruction and educational technology 8 The measurement of mental capacities 9 Research method sin psychology 10 Analysis of problems 11 The reception of stimuli a sensory defect 12 The reception of stimuli perception and observation of the sensory material 13 The rate and progress lf learning 14 How to study 15 Transference of training in specific mental functions 16 Transference of training in abilities in school subjects 17 Processes or steps involved in reading 18 Intelligence and creativity 19 Instructional design and technology 20 The psychology of learning environments Bibliography IndexEducational Psychology involves the study of how people learn including topics such as student outcomes the instructional process individual differences in learning gifted learners and learning disabilities Educational psychology can in part be understood through its relationship with other disciplines Educational psychology both draws from the contributes to cognitive science and the learning sciences It seems too simple to say that educational psychology is the psychology of learning and teaching and yet a majority of educational psychologists spend their time studying ways to describe and improve learning and teaching Today educational psychology is a vital discipline that is contributing to the educational of teachers and learners The utility of educational psychology for the teachers has been emphasized in both theory and practices of teaching and learning 360 pp.…