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single learning approach that works for everyone. That’s why psychologists working in the field of education are
focused on identifying and studying learning methods to better understand how people absorb and retain new
information. Educational psychologists apply theories of human development to understand individual learning and
inform the instructional process. While interaction with teachers and students in school settings is an important part
of their work, it isn’t the only facet of the job. Learning is a lifelong endeavor. People don’t only learn at school,
they learn at work, in social situations and even doing simple tasks like household chores or running errands.
Psychologists working in this subfield examine how people learn in a variety of settings to identify approaches and
strategies to make learning more effective.

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highly complex. There is no single learning approach that works for everyone. That’s why psychologists working in
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don’t only learn at school, they learn at work, in social situations and even doing simple tasks like household chores
or running errands. Psychologists working in this subfield examine how people learn in a variety of settings to
identify approaches and strategies to make learning more effective.
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What Is Educational Psychology? What is educational psychology? An exact answer to this question
depends on whom you ask. However, for the purposes of this book, educational psychology is defined as
that branch of psychology that is concerned with the study of the mental processes and behaviors
associated with human learning and instruction. Educational psychologists ask questions about the
nature of learners and learning, the characteristics of effective teaching, and how the nature of
classrooms affects learning. Educational psychologists study a wide range of phenomena associated with
learning, both in the laboratory and in the classroom. Over the last thirty years, however, educational
psychologists’ interest in classroom learning has increased dramatically. A review of research reported in
recent issues of the Journal of Educational Psychology reveals the breadth of questions investigated by
educational psychologists. In 1999, the Journal of Educational Psychology reported the results of studies
investigating the teaching and learning of writing (four studies), mathematics and problem solving (eight
studies), and reading (fifteen studies). In addition, some studies investigated questions about the effects
of technology on learning, individual student differences affecting school achievement, and the effects
of social influences on students. When educational psychologists ask questions about learning, they
apply the methods of science, careful observation, and rational analysis to answer their questions. The
answers to their questions are used to formulate and assess theories that teachers use in their decision
making. Teaching is a complex activity, and effective teaching requires a complex set of knowledge and
skills. These characteristics have been organized into various sets of standards that are used by many
states in the certification of teachers, such as those

Educational Psychology
Educational psychology is the study of learning theories and how students learn From research in
this field, education has been and is being made better for both learners and teachers.
Answer and Explanation:
Yes, psychology is very important to education. Psychology is so important to education that the field
of Educational Psychology was formed based around the psychology of the learner and teacher.
Psychology is commonly described as the scientific study of the mind and behavior. Through
psychological studies, both in and out of the educational setting, we have discovered many
techniques and principles that have vastly improved education.
Some examples of the importance of psychology in education can be found in how classrooms are
now run. Because of behaviorism, classrooms are based around reinforcement of good behaviors
and "catching the students being good" rather than punishing students for not learning. Educational
psychology has found different learning strategies that help both students and teacher be more
effective in the learning process. Clinical psychologists and guidance counselors now are frequently
found in schools to assist students through difficult times in life. Developmental psychologists have
contributed different strategies of education for how students at different developmental levels
should be taught. There are many more examples of contributions of psychology to education, but
one thing is for sure: psychology is very important to education and through psychology we will
continue to improve education for everyone.

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Educational Psychology - Importance for Teachers & Education
Tue, 02/21/2012 - 08:14 -- Umar Farooq
Importance of Educational Psychology for Teachers
Teacher is like a philosopher who guides his student. He is responsible to be aware about growth and
development of the students. It is educational psychology which enables the teacher to use various
techniques. The importance of educational psychology and teachers has the following points:

 Educational Psychology helps teacher to know that how learning takes place.
 It enables a teacher that how learning process should be initiated, how to motivate, how to
memorize or learn.
 It helps teachers to guide the students in right direction in order to canalized student’s abilities
in right direction.
 It informs a teacher, about the nature of the learners and his potentialities.
 It helps a teacher to develop a student personality because the whole educational process is
for student’s personality development.
 It helps a teacher to adjust his methodologies of learning to the nature / demand of the
learner.
 It enables a teacher to know the problems of individual differences and treat every student on
his / her merit.
 It helps a teacher that how to solve the learning problems of a student.
 It helps a teacher that how to evaluate a students that whether the purpose of teaching &
learning has been achieved.
Importance of Educational Psychology in Education
Following are the points which show the importance of education psychology in education. It also show
how educational psychology and education have importance for another another.

1. Learner
Educational Psychology studies various factors which have impacts upon students, which may include
home environment, social groupings, peer groups, his / her emotional sentiments, and mental hygiene
etc. Various methods are used in order to get the desired data about the learner in order to know about
him / her mentality and behavior and its manifestations.

2. The Learning Process

Here educational psychology investigates that how information and knowledge be transferred and what
kinds of methodologies should be used for that purpose.

3. Learning Situation
Educational Psychology studies the factors which are situational in nature that how environment like of
classroom be managed and how discipline be maintained. Besides it, it studies various Audio Video Aids
& its role in facilitating the teaching learning process.

4. Curriculum Development
Educational psychology helps curriculum developers that what kind of curriculum should be made and
what kinds of content be given to teachers to transfer to the next generation.

5. Evaluation Techniques
Educational psychology helps educators that what kinds of evaluation techniques should be used to test
the learner that to what extend information and concept have been transferred.

Educational Psychology and Teaching-Learning Process

Educational psychology has contributed considerably in the creation of teaching-learning
environment. It helps the teacher in the following ways:

1. Stages of Development: As we know that human life passes through different stages of
development before it reaches adulthood. They are: infancy, childhood, adolescence and
adulthood. Each stage has its own characteristics. Psychologists have thoroughly studied
the characteristic behaviour patterns of these different stages of life. Identification of
these stages with different sets of characteristics, attributes and features regards physical,
mental and emotional development greatly help educationists to design curriculum and
determine appropriate methods of teaching-learning for learning at different stages. It is
duty of teachers in bringing balanced growth and development in child’s personality. One
aspect of direction of growth should not be developed at the cost of others. There should
be perfect harmony and balance between the different stages of growth. Knowledge of
conflict management help teachers in providing effective instruction according to
developmental stages is helpful to mould behaviour of learners.

2. Know Your Learner: Psychologists are concerned to establish the behaviour pattern of
human behaviour so that they are able to know, predict and modify behaviour (Shiundu
and Omulando, 1992). Learner is central in the teaching-learning process. Educational
psychology helps the teacher to know about learning capacity, interest, attitudes,
aptitudes, creativity, intelligence, covert-overt behaviour, motivation and the other
acquired or innate capacities and abilities of the learners. It also helps to know the stages
of development linked with social, emotional, intellectual, physical, mental and aesthetic
needs, to know level of aspiration, conscious and unconscious behaviour, individual and
group behaviour, conflicts, desires and other aspects mental health and hygiene. In this
way guidance can be provided and positive attitude towards the learner on the part of the
teacher can be developed.
3. Dealing with Diverse Learners: Educational Psychology helps the teacher to adapt and
adjust his teaching according to the level and need of the diverse learners. For effective
teaching-learning the teacher must have the knowledge of the various approaches,
methods, principles, laws and factors affecting it. Then only he/she can apply diagnostic
and remedial measures in the teaching-learning situation. Conducive teaching-learning
environment can be achieved in this way. Respectful environment are also an important
factor in enhancing/fostering problem solving ability among learners and understanding

4. Knowledge of Individual Differences: No two persons are exactly alike. Learners differ
in their level of intelligence, aptitudes, attitude, interest, creativity etc. There are gifted,
under achievers, slow learners, backward, differently able learners. Thus, educational
psychology helps the teacher to know the individual differences among the learners in the
class and the procedures accordingly, methodology and techniques can be adopted for
them to deal with differences.

5. Dealing with Special Needs Learners: Special education means instructions that are
specially designed to meet the unique needs of learners or the special needs children. The
special needs children are the ones who need adapted teaching instructions, adapted
learning environment or adapted learning process. They may be physically differently
able or children with delinquency (juvenile delinquent). These children are identified and
help teachers in selecting pedagogy which is suitable for them. Educational psychology
helps these learners by providing educational services to these.

6. Tackling Classroom Problems: There are various problems in the classroom such as:
truancy, bullying, peer pressure, cheating in tests, academic stress, academic anxiety etc.
Educational Psychology equips the teacher by studying the characteristics of the children
with problems, to know about the dynamics of the group, behavioral characteristics
patterns, management of conflicts and adjustments. These techniques equip teachers to
deal effectively with classroom problems for better teaching-learning environment in
classroom.
7. Suitable Methods of Teaching: Educational Psychology helps educationists to discover
various new approaches, principles, methods and techniques of teaching which are
helpful in today’s teaching-learning process. It helps the teachers to select appropriate
teaching methods and how different activities like play, drama, skits, groups discussion,
demonstrations, multimedia enabled teaching enhances the teaching level and how other
innovative methods can turn learning into an interesting task.
8. Heredity and Environment of the Child: Educational psychology equips the teacher
with knowledge that the child is the product of heredity and environment. They are the
inevitable two sides of a single coin. Heredity and environment plays a central role in the
all-round development of the child. The child is born with some innate hereditary
qualities and interaction with environment helps them to be modified according to the
requirements of the society.
9. Mental Health: Educational Psychology helps the teacher to know about the factors
responsible for the mental ill-health and maladjustment of learners and to suggest
improvements. Besides this, it also provides the teacher with necessary insight to improve
his own mental status to deal with the situation effectively.
10. Need Based Curriculum: Curriculum is an integral part of the teaching-learning process.
Curriculum should be learner-centered and fulfill the motives, psychological needs of the
individual. Syomwene, Kitainge and Mwaka (2013) discussed the influences of
psychology in the decision making process while constructing curriculum. It provides a
basis for understanding of learners’ needs, attitude, and teaching-learning process. It
forms the basis for the methods, materials and activities of learning. Educational
psychology helps the teacher to suggest ways and means to curriculum framers and
administrators to prepare balanced curriculum which caters the diverse needs of the
learners.