Educational Psychology

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

My thanks go out to all who have helped me complete this study and with whom this project may have not been possible. In particular, my gratitude goes out to friends, facilitator and family for extensive and helpful comments on early drafts. I am also deeply indebted to the authors who have shared my interest and preceded me. Their works provided me with a host of information to learn from and build upon, also served as examples to emulate.

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ABSTRACT

This study is about the education psychology. The study will describe the importance of education psychology. It will elaborate the various views about the education psychology. However, the critical analyses presented here indicate that such conceptions are inescapably entwined with the values and interests of society at large and with those of various segments of society, including the interests of education and professional psychology. Liberal individualism is promoted in psychological theory, research, and practices, and has increasingly been integrated into the educational system at various levels, including curricular aims and goals, teaching methods, student assessment, and student counseling. On this view, a teacher might give a lecture to students on a particular subject topic as a means of transferring relevant information from her mind to their minds, and may subsequently give students a written exam to assess the successful transfer of the information. The research strategy that is followed in this study is secondary. Various libraries are accessed and many of the online databases are also used to gather the data.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSII

DECLARATIONIII

ABSTRACTIV

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION1

Background1

Theoretical framework1

Problem statement2

Aims and objectives2

Research questions3

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW4

Traditional views on education psychology4

Education psychology views5

Importance of education psychology6

CHAPTER 3: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY9

Introduction9

Research Paradigm9

Purposes of research9

Research strategy10

Collection of data10

The Qualitative Research Design11

CHAPTER 4: DISCUSSION12

CHAPTER 5: CONCLUSION14

REFERENCES17

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

Background

In the brief history of the relationship between the institutions of modern psychology and education, psychologists have been dedicated to the scientific understanding of the nature of development in general, and learning in particular, while educators have developed, modified, and improved school curricula and classroom instruction to align with new psychological theories and knowledge about learning and development. Psychologists are interested in moving further into educational institutions by promoting their professional services to educators, parents, and students (Yardley 2008, pp.14).

A recent issue of Monitor on Education psychology dedicated its cover page and numerous inside articles to the education of students through new studies on everything from using computers in the classroom to promoting the treading of such skills as resilience and responsibility, and encouraging students to become better critical thinkers. Implicit in such calls for psychological guidance in schools are conceptions and notions of selfhood that understand the selves of students and ...