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Define educational psychology
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Educational psychology is the scientific study of how people learn and develop in educational settings, and how teaching, assessment, and educational environments can be designed to improve learning outcomes.
Key points
- Focus: learning processes, cognitive development, motivation, social and emotional factors, individual differences, and classroom dynamics across ages.
- Purpose: understand learning mechanisms and apply that knowledge to design effective instruction, assessments, and learning environments.
- Methods: empirical research (experiments, observational studies, longitudinal designs), psychometrics, and applied interventions.
- Major theoretical influences: behaviorism, cognitivism, constructivism, social learning theory, socio-cultural theories, and humanistic approaches.
- Applications: curriculum and instructional design, classroom management, assessment and measurement, special education, teacher training, and educational technology.
Key points
- Focus: learning processes, cognitive development, motivation, social and emotional factors, individual differences, and classroom dynamics across ages.
- Purpose: understand learning mechanisms and apply that knowledge to design effective instruction, assessments, and learning environments.
- Methods: empirical research (experiments, observational studies, longitudinal designs), psychometrics, and applied interventions.
- Major theoretical influences: behaviorism, cognitivism, constructivism, social learning theory, socio-cultural theories, and humanistic approaches.
- Applications: curriculum and instructional design, classroom management, assessment and measurement, special education, teacher training, and educational technology.
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