Educational Psychology

Educational psychology is the discipline concerned with teaching and learning processes by applying the methods and theories of psychology as well as its own techniques. It is distinct from other branches of psychology because it has the understanding and improvement of education as its primary goal. The book incorporates recent developments in the field of education. It covers all the facets of educational psychology including emotional, intellectual, sexual and aesthetic development.
About Author :
Dr. Ram Nath Sharma, M.A., D.Phil., D.Lit., President: U.P. Philosophers Association for a decade., LMI: Indian Philosophical Association and Darshan Parishad: Director: Sri Aurobindo Research Institute; Chief Editor: Research Journal of Philosophy and Social Science; Head of the Department of P.G. Studies and Research at Meerut College for two decades. Guided more than two dozen Ph.D. students. Author of more than one hundered research papers and an equal number of books in the field of Education and Psychology. Dr. Rajendra Kumar Sharma, M.A.,M.Phil., Ph.D. Author of more than two dozen books in the field of Sociology and Education. LMI: Indian Sociological Society and U.P. Sociology Association; teaching P.G. Classes at X.A.S.College, Meerut.
Contents :
Preface Psychology and Education Educational Psychology and Education Nature and Nurture Response Mechanism Instincts and Their Transformation Psychological Tendency in Education Play and Play War Main Stages and Aspects of Development Physical Development Motor Development Emotional Development Intellectual and Mental Development Development of Speech and Language Sexual Development Moral and Aesthetic Development Social Development Group Dynamics, Leadership and Social Factors in Education Intelligence: Theories and Tests Learning and Conditioning Transfer of Training Thinking and Reasoning Concept Formation Memory and Forgetting Motivation and Frustration Individual Differences Problems of Backward, Problematic and Gifted Children Guidance Counselling Creativity Achievements and Evaluation Question Bank for Educational Psychology Bibliography