ASSAM TET NOTES

PSYCHOLOGICAL FOUNDATION OF EDUCATION

• Father of psychology - Aristotle

• Father of Educational psychology - Edward Lee Thorndike
• The word 'Psychology' is derived from two Greek words 'psyche' (soul) and 'logos' (study of or research). Psychology means the science of soul or behaviour.
• Educational Psychology was developed in the 14th century B.C. Plato and Aristotle developed a system of education and its relation to psychological principles.
• educational Psychology is the study of psychological aspects educational situations.

  1. Relationship of Education and Psychology

• Psychology is the science of behaviour and experience while education is the modification of behaviour.
• Education demands the teacher to know the child as the subject matter, education helps the teacher to teach effectively following effective and appropriate teaching technique. While psychology helps to know about the child.
• Psychology emphasizes the role of the learners and education is learner centered. 
 

Important Points:

Psychology as a science of soul was criticized by Kant. 

Psychology as a science of behaviour was popularized by J. B. Watson.

Psychology that deals with variations in human beings according to their intelligence, race and sex is Individual Psychology.

Psychology that focuses on diagnosing and treating mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders is Clinical Psychology.

The concept of education as 'purification of the mind and heart' was given by Ramkrishna.

The statement 'You cannot teach a child to grow . You can help him. A child learns itself.' was given by Swami Vivekananda.

The stamen 'Educational psychology describes and explains the learning experiences of an individual from birth to old age' was given by Crow and Crow.

Educational psychology by some educationist like Peel is termed as the 'science of education.'

Focal areas of educational psychology include: the learning process, learningfd