Educational psychology
Education is the modification of behavior of an
individual in a controlled environment. is any act or experience that has a
formative effect on the mind, character or physical ability of an individual
is the process by which the society deliberately transmit its accumulated knowledge, skills and values from one generation to another.
Etymological definition
Derived from the latin word “educare” w/c means “bring up” and “ducere” meaning to “to lead”
Psychology
study of man and behavior processes w/c focuses on the individual as a unit of analysis
comes from the greek word “psyche” means soul and “logos” means “science”
Stages of psychology in the Philippines according to Enrique
a) Psychology in the Philippines
-foreign theories and concepts were applied to foreign samples
c) Psychology of and for the a Filipinos - foreign theories and concepts were use in psychological studies with Filipinos as subjects for researches
c) Philippine psychology
–was distinct in those Filipino indigenous methods and was used in psychological investigations
Educational psychology
is a systematic study of development of the individual within the educational settings
is the study of human behavior by w/c it can be understood, predicted and directed by education to achieve goals in life
Fields of specialization in psychology
a)Clinical psychology- is concern with the diagnosis and treatment of deep-seated emotional problems and behavior disorders( mental illness, family problems and juvenile delinquency
Counseling psychology - addresses itself to the more common
problems of social adjustment, vocational and career choiceIndustrial psychology
- focuses on human behavior in industry.( employer - employee relations, employee selection, and motivation of workers)Social psychology
- concerned with inter-group and intra-group behavior
Experimental psychology - is a classification according to method
Developmental psychology - emphasizes the process of human
growth and development
Educational psychology - focuses on the discovery of principles
of psychology and their application to teaching and learning process
Uses of educational psychology
1) Curriculum development - the lengthening or shortening
of a curriculum and detertion of its content at all levels must have valid psychological foundations
2) Policy-making - in a changing academe within
a changing society policy-makers formulate sound educational policies
Determination of method of teaching
- any method used must take into consideration (individual differences of learners and teachers, nature of subject matterDetermination of course content
- learning is facilitated when what is going to be learn jibes with factors such as educational level and interest of learners
Measure and evaluation
- an important t functions of the school in general, and of the teacher, in particular in measurement and evaluation can prove helpful or detrimental to the learners if not the whole educational settings
Guidelines for classroom management
- management of the whole educational system can not be successful unless he draws from sounds psychological concepts theories or principles
Improvement of human relation in school
- educational psychology is in fostering a healthy interpersonal relationship among those involve in the learning process. It simply provides the educator with tools w/c he/she may choose from, to minimize if not prevented such problems.
Guidance purposes - effective guidance is buttressed on
theories of human behavior
Enhancement of community-school relationship
- a community-school relatonship facilitative learning may be easier to achieve with the used of psychological principle such as those on perception, group behavior and motivation
Guidance for classroom management
- educational psychological is useful in approaching problems like those absences, tardiness, classroom misbehavior cheating and failures
Production selection of materials appropriate for a grade level of curriculum
- learning is maximized hen materials suit the grade level and curriculum of the learners and the principles of growth and development and individual differences are very useful in the selection of appropriate materials for a particular child or group
Methods of obtaining data in educational psychology
Introspection - means to see within one’s self or self observation. It is the oldest method of all
Observation - literally means looking outside oneself
Two types of observation
a) Natural method -observation of specific behavioural
and characteristics of subjects in natural settings and the subjects are not aware that they are being observed
b) Participant method- the observer became the part of
the group he/she wants to observe
Experimental method - the most precise, planned systematic
observation. It uses a systematic procedure called experimental design
Clinical method - primarily used to correct detailed
information on the behavioral problems of maladjusted and deviant cases the layout or design
Layout design or determination of the experimental are as follows:
Selecting a research topic Formulating hypothesisSelecting an appropriate designCollect data
Cases study - is the depth study that deals in education the following problems:
Lack of interest in students
Aggressive behavior in students
Day dreaming
Poor academic performance