Unit 01 nature of educational psychology

Unit No. 01 Nature of Educational Psychology Course code 0840 Educational psychology from ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY ISLAMABAD.
prepared by Ms. SAMAN BIBI & Mariam Rafique

1. COURSE CODE:840 Educational Psychology UNIT-1 The Nature of Educational Psychology

2. Meaning and Nature of Psychology Literal meaning: Derived from two Greek words: psyche ( soul ) logos ( study ) Literary means: Study of a soul E tymological meaning: science  of the  soul . science of mind: Relationship between brain, mind and behaviour

3. Meaning and Nature of Psychology Psychology as a science of soul: oldest definition of Psychology doesn’t deserve the respect due to its age unsatisfactory term Psychology as a science of mind: the study of mental process Psychology as a science of consciousness : Scientific study of cognition and emotion Besides our consciousness there are much more factors to study

4. Cont,,,, Psychology as a science of behavior: Exponent: Dr. Watson Means response, reactions or adjustments of an organism to various of stimuli. Modern & accepted definition Study the modification & change of behavior Studies the social aspects, social dynamics while incorporating psychological and neurological processes into its conceptions of mental functioning

5. Meaning and nature of educational psychology Applied science Application of psychological principles in Edu Tries to study behavior and experiences of the pupils Embraces all aspects of human experiences from the functions of brain to the actions of nations From child development to care for the aged

6. Importance of Educational Psychology to class room teacher To understand the problems of children To understand the learning process To understand the characteristics in different developmental stages To select methods of teaching To maintain discipline To enable teachers for curriculum development To render guidance service. (for exceptional children, vocational & educational etc) To know the teacher himself To understand the Individual Differences Help in the measurement of Learning outcome To teach & practice Democratic principles in a class Helps in setting school time-table Helps in conducting co-curricular activities for overall development of students. Helps the teacher in his/her own mental development. To conduct the research

7. Utility of The Study of Educational Psychology To know how people learn and retain knowledge To improve learning process Promote educational success Better understanding regarding students’ abilities and calibers Keeping eye on growth vs needs Helps educators create instructional methods and materials best aimed for certain aged groups

8. Methods of E ducational Psychology Experimental Method: The experimental method is one of the most important and objective methods of  psychology. Through this method attempts are made to establish cause and effect relationships through carefully planned and controlled observation of the subject's behavior. It is the experimental method which has made psychology a science and put it on scientific  Experimental method is : most reliable, most valid , most systematic , most precise and most objective method of psychology .

9. Methods of Educational Psychology Co-relational Method: Co-relational studies are often used in educational psychology. Researchers use correlations to see if a relationship between two or more variables exists, but the variables themselves are not under the control of the researchers.

10. Methods of Educational Psychology Scientific Method Scientific Problem is a systematic approach for solving problems. It is a fair & unbiased method of acquiring knowledge. Has six basic steps. i . To Identify a problem ii. Forming a Hypothesis iv)Conducting the Experiment / Testing the Hypothesis v) Analyzing the Results vi) Drawing Conclusions

11. Psychoanalytical Method