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| Title: | Educational Psychology, Revised Edition
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| Author: | P K Johri |
| ISBN: | 818974139X : 9788189741396 |
| Illustrations: | tables |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Size: | 140x215mm |
| Pages: | 318 |
| Weight: | .326 Kg. |
| Published: | SBS Publishers & Distributors Pvt Ltd - January 2006 |
| List Price: | 6.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: | In Print |
| Subjects: | Educational psychology |
In 1903 E L Thorndike described educational psychologists as middlemen mediating between the science of psychology is deceptively simple; it is the application of psychological principles to the domain of teaching and learning. However, the breadth of knowledge an individual must possess to do this proficiently is staggering and becoming more so every day. Educational Psychologists must be familiar with the traditional approaches to the study of behaviour, the humanistic behavioural, cognitive and psychoanalytic orientations. They must be aware of the theories and pure research emanating from the traditional branches of psychology such as development, linguistics, motivation, testing and test interpretation. This revised edition includes a new chapter on Development and characteristics of Adolescent and makes interesting reading for all.
Fundamental Elements; Basic Concepts; Evolution and Growth; Development and Characteristics of the Adolescent; Cultivation as a Discipline; Significance of Individual; Perception of Learning; Mental Fitness; Instincts and Habits; The Intellect; Perception of Thought; Grades of Learning; Making Disciples Read; Index.
