3. Topic
Topic 1: What is Educational
Psychology?
Topic 2: How are teachers using
Psychology in the Classroom
4. • Is the branch of Psychology that specializes in
understanding teaching and learning in education
settings
• It is the study how human learns in educational
settings, the effectiveness of educational
interventions, the psychology of teaching and the
social psychology of school as organizations
Educational Psychology
5. Educational Psychology is concerned with the study of
learners, learnings and teachings
• Its principle focus is on the processesby which informations, skills, values
and attitudes are transmitted from teachers to students in the classroom
situationon subgroups
• It is concerned with how students learn and develop,often focusing on
subgroups such as gifted children and those subject opf specific
disabilities
• It focuses on applications of principles of psychology to the practice of
teaching and learning
• It discusses in details the characteristics of learners and how to apply
psychology principles in making the learners and learning process
effective
6. • This branch of psychology involves not
just the learning process of early
childhood and adolescence but includes
the social, emotional and cognitive
processes that are involved in learning
throughout the entire lifespan
7. Principles of Psychology
in the Classroom
Students belief or perceptions about
intelligence and ability affect their
cognitive functioning and learning
What students already know
affects their learning
8. Principles of Psychology
in the Classroom
Students cognitive development and
learning are not limited by general stages
of development.
Learning is the best on context so
generalizing learning to new contexts is not
spontaneous rather it needs to be facilitated
9. Principles of Psychology
in the Classroom
Acquiring long term knowledge
and skill is largely dependent
on practice