Essentials Of Educational Psychology

This 'examination-oriented' and 'student-oriented' book is primarily designed to meet examination needs of the students of BEd, BT, LT and BA (Education). Its subject matter is authentic, has allencompassing coverage and is deeply insightful. The text has been supplemented with charts, diagrams, figures and tables to make the subject interesting and more comprehensible. Such a unique combination brings crystal clarity into the concepts and enables students to obtain maximum marks in the examination.

With a view to provide a comprehensive overview of educational psychology, readers are introduced to the lives and works of some fifty great educational psychologists. This enables the students to unlock the doors of a treasure house of information, knowledge and wisdom enshrined in the thought and practices propounded by these masterminds. The third edition adds some new thoughts and approaches.

1. Education of children with special needs

2. Inclusive education

3. Counselling

4. Albert Bandura's theory of social learning

5. Principles of growth and development

6. Detailed discussion on Erickson's theory of 8-stages of development of a child

7. Factors that affect learning

8. Augmented question bank at the end of chapters that includes objective-type questions, like MCQs and Fill in the blanks

9. Improved readability

1. Introduction to Educational Psychology

2. Schools of Thought on Psychology and their Contribution to Education

3. Methods to Improve Teaching-Learning Process

4. Needs and Problems of Children

5. Development and Growth

6. Heredity (Nature) and Environment (Nurture)

7. Nervous and Endocrine Systems

8. Individual Differences (Understanding the Learner as a Person)

9. Physical and Motor Development

10. Emotional and Social Development (Socialization)

11. Mental or Intellectual Development

12. Language Development and Moral Development

13. Adolescence

14. Learning, Maturation and Learning Curve

15. Motivation in Learning

16. Learning (memorizing and remembering) and Forgetting

17. Transfer of Learning / Training

18. Theories of Learning and their Educational Implications

19. Sensation, Perception, Concept of Formation and Thinking

20. Interest, Aptitude, Attitude and Attention

21. Intelligence and Intelligence Tests

22. Personality and Personality Development

23. Theories of Personalities

24. Personality Assessment and Measurement

25. Exceptional Children

26. Education for Children with Special Needs

27. Creativity

28. Adjustment

29. Mental Hygiene and Mental Health

30. Psychology of Group Behaviour and Group Dynamics

31. Guidance and Counselling

32. Diverse Issues

33. Practical Work (Experiments in Psychology)

34. Inclusive Education (By Prof. Monika Davar)