SHRI JAIN DIWAKAR

MAHAVIDYALAYA ,
INDORE

Paper : Childhood & Growing Up

Topic : Concept of Educational Psychology ( Unit 1)

Submitted to:
Ms. Rekha Pyase Submitted by:
Dr. Poonam Tyagi Ms. Namrata Joshi
Dr. Sunita Yadav B. Ed ( I Semester)
 We are going to discuss …….

Meaning of Educational Psychology

Definitions of Educational Psychology

Scope of Educational Psychology

Benefits of Educational Psychology for

Teachers
Concept of Educational Psychology…..

Education Psychology
Meaning of Word Education ?

Word Education is
derived from Latin
Word “Educere”

Which means “TO

LEAD OUT“ or “
DRAW OUT”

“ to lead out” is more

acceptable as it leads an
individual from
ignorance to knowledge
 What is Education ?

In the narrow sense,
education is limited to
the instruction in school,
college and university.
In broader sense,
Education is life long
process. It is promoted
by every experience in
life.

Education is not limited

Education of the child
starts as he enters
the school where
definite amount of
knowledge is given.
to passing an exam &
receiving a certificate or
degree. It is life itself.
It is really life that
educates.

Education is as old as human existence & shall continue to

function as long as human race lives.
 BASES ( Foundation) OF EDUCATION

 Philosophical : Philosophy and education are

related like flower and fragrance. Philosophy
provides the purpose or aim & education
makes it practical.

 Sociological: Relation between society /

Social Institutes & Education

 Psychological:We study the human

behavior, growth & development, Mental
 What is Psychology ?

Psychology
Psychology Psychology as the Psychology
as the as the Science of as the
Science of Science of the Science of
Soul the Mind consciousnes Behaviour
s

A/c to R.S. Woodworth (1948) : First psychology lost its

soul, then its mind, then it lost its consciousness. It still
has behaviour of sort.

Present operational definition “Psychology as a science of

mental process and behaviour”.
Meaning of Educational Psychology
Definitions of Educational Psychology

C.E. Skinner:
As per Crow & “Educational
Crow: psychology is the
“Educational branch of
Psychology describes psychology
& explains learning
experience of an which deals with
individual from teaching &
birth to old age”. learning”
Scope of Educational Psychology

The Learner

The Learning Process

The Learning Situation or Environment

Evaluation of the Learning Process / performance

Individual differences between learners

Personality and adjustment.

The Teacher
CONCLUSION