Ed-Psy II
Educational Psychology II
Lecturer: Dr. Mokhtar Hamadouche
Level: M1, Option: DLE
Aperçu des sections
- Ed-Psy II
- Chapter 1: Educational Psychology: A Foundation for Teaching
Chapter 1: Educational Psychology: A Foundation for Teaching
Educational psychology is generally defined as the study of learners, learning, and teaching or the application of psychological principles in the field of education. For Slaving (2018), educational psychology means more for teachers and students who expect to be teachers. It is the accumulated of knowledge and wisdom to solve the daily problems of teaching in a smart way. It is believed that educational psychology cannot tell teachers what to do, but it can give them the principles to use in making the right educational decisions (Ormrod, 2016; Woolfolk et. al., 2015).
According to the American Psychological Association (APA), educational psychology is the branch of psychology invested in applying psychological principles and theories to teaching and learning issues, and addressing psychological problems that may arise in educational settings. In other words, educational psychology promotes teaching and learning. Educational psychologists study “how people learn and retain knowledge [and] apply psychological science to improve the learning process and promote educational success for all students” (APA, n.d.). Slavin (2018) maintains that their job is to conduct research on a broad spectrum of subjects such as the nature of students, learning principles and teaching methods to provide educators with the information they need to make the right decisions in their day-to-day teaching. Richards and Schmidt (2010) define educational psychology as the scholarly discipline which “studies theories and problems in education, including the application of learning theory to classroom teaching and learning, curriculum development, testing and evaluation, and teacher education” (189).
Ormrod, J. (2016). Human learning. Boston, MA: Pearson.
Slavin, R. E. (2018). Educational psychology: Theory and practice (12th ed.) NY: Pearson.
Woolfolk, A., Winne, P., & Perry, N. (2015). Educational Psychology (6th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.
https://dictionary.apa.org/ - Chapter 2: Cognitive Development
- Chapter 3: An Introduction to Individual Differences in Language Education
- Chapter 4: Personality, Temperament and Mood
- Chapter 5: Motivating Students to Learn