EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING

Dr. MANAS RANJAN PANIGRAHImanaseducation@gmail.com

MANAV RACHNA COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

MANAV RACHNA EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

FARIDABAD

Psychology• First Stage: Psychology was defined as

the “study of the soul”• Second Stage: It was again defined as

the “study of the mind”• Third Stage: Again it was defined by

William James (1890) as the “Study of Consciousness”

• Fourth Stage: “Study of total Behaviour” (consciousness and unconsciousness)

“Psychology is the scientific study of the activities of the individual in relation to his environment” by: Woodworth & Marquis

“Psychology today concerns itself with the scientific investigation of behaviour” by: N.L. Munn

Psychology

Pure Psychology Applied Psychology

Industrial

Crime

Military

Clinical

Animal

Legal

Plant

Educational

Educational Psychology

• It is that branch of psychology which deals with teaching and learning (by: Skinner)

• It describes and explains the learning experiences of an individual from birth through old age (by: Crow & Crow)

• It helps the teacher to understand the development of his pupils, the range and limits of their capacities, the processes by which they learn and their social relationship (by: Peel)

Tools for Teaching & Learning

Teacher

Pupil (Student)

Environment

Key Factors

• The Learner (Student)

• The Learning Experiences

• The Learning Process

• The Learning Situation or Environment

• The Teacher

Educational Psychology with regard to Teaching & Learning

• To Know the learner• To select and organize the subject-

matter or learning experiences• To suggest art and techniques of

learning as well as teaching• To arrange learning situation or

environment Cont … …

• To acquaint him with the mechanism of heredity and environment

• Helping in maintaining discipline

• Rendering guidance services

• Helping in evaluation and assessment

• Solving classroom problems

• Knowing about himself

• Motivation for Teaching and Learning

• Knowledge about group study and group behaviour

• All round development personality

We never end what we wants to end … … …

It begins with inclusion of something New

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