Archive for the 'Educational Psychology' Category

Some General Suggestions for Improvement in Learning

We are interested in maximum learning by the child. This can be achieved. Here are the various factors which influence the learning of the child.
A. Physiological Factors :
The following factors are included in this aspect.

Physical Health : Maximum learning by the child is only possible when he has a sound mind. A sound mind is […]

Perception and Its Educational Significance

Every individual has five sense organs. These organs are also called as “the window of the soul” or ‘gateway of knowledge’.  It is through them that we acquire knowledge about the world. The functioning of the five senses is called sensing or sensation.
In perception the sensation comes to have a meaning. It is the next […]

The Importance of the Emotional Life of the Child

The school life is sure to be influenced by the emotional attitudes of pupils either positively or negatively. So side by side with the recognition of individual differences, a teacher must be aware of the emotional aspects of the child’s life. A child’s emotional life is just as important as his intellectual or physical life. […]

Why Psychoanalysis is Indispensable to the Teacher

The success of educational efforts much depends upon the personal relationship between the teacher and the pupil. This point should not be neglected either by the practical teacher or the education theorist. The teacher is prone to the influence of parental complexities, because for the pupil, he is the psychological situation of the father or […]