Educational Psychology

Question 1

Education

Answer 1

is widely understood as the gradual process of acquiring knowledge or the process of training through which one teaches and learns specific skills; furthermore, it can be understood as disciplining the character.

the goal of education is the transmission of culture between generations

Question 2

Educational Psychology

Answer 2

it is the branch of psychology concerned with the scientific study of human learning. The study of learning processes, from both cognitive and behavioral perspectives, allows researchers to understand individual differences in intelligence, cognitive development, affect, motivation, self-regulation, and self-concept, as well as their role in learning.

Educational psychology relies heavily on quantitative methods.

Question 3

Objectives of Educational Psychology

Answer 3

1. A growing conviction in the usefulness of the science of educational psychology.
2. To assist in defining and setting up educational objectives and standards in terms of desirable behavior and organizing educational situations in which such a behavior may be brought about.
3. To develop in those who teach, a sympathetic attitude towards children.
4. To provide a body of facts and principles which can be used in solving the problems of teaching e.g. how the material of instruction can best be selected and organized into a graded series of problem, projects, units or contrasts, how these can be used intelligently as means in developing the desired outcomes etc.
5. To aid in providing the teacher with a better perspective for judging both the results of his own teaching and the educational practice of others. Educational Psychology aids in providing a better background for understan¬ding the total job of teaching in all its intricacies.
6. To assist the teacher in giving the necessary facts and techniques for analyzing child’s behavior to facilitate adjustment and growth of personality.
7. To assist in setting up, defining and main¬taining progressive teaching procedures, guidance programmers and functional forms of organization and administration.
8. To train in thinking psychologically about educational problems.
9. To improve educational practice.

Question 4

To Help Students Become Better Thinkers

Answer 4

1. Give students extensive opportunities to solve real-world problems. Make this a part of your teaching. Develop problems that are relevant to your student’s lives. Such real-world problems are often referred to as “authentic” in contrast to textbook problems that too often do not have much meaning for students.
2. Use thinking-based questions one way to analyze your teaching strategies is to see whether you use a lecture-based approach fact based questioning or thinking based questioning.
3. Monitor student’s effective and ineffective thinking and problem solving. Keep the four problem-solving steps in mind when you can give students opportunities to solve problems also keep in mind such obstacles to good problem solving as becoming fixated, harboring biases, not being motivated and not persisting.
4. Be a guide in helping students construct their own thinking.
5. Use technology effectively; be motivated to incorporate multimedia programs into your classroom.
6. Provide positive role models for thinking. Look around your community for positive role models who can demonstrate effective problem solving and thinking and invite them to come to your classroom and talk with your students. Also think about contexts in the community such as museums, colleges and universities, hospitals and businesses where you can take students and they can see, observe and interact with competent problem solvers and thinkers.
7. Keep up to date on the latest developments in thinking; continue to actively learn about new developments in teaching students to become more effective thinkers.