Archive for the 'Educational Theories' 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 […]

Culture and Education

The culture of a society has its inevitable impact on educational system. The educational system points to the various needs of the society concerned, because it is towards fulfillment of the same that education is organized. If the culture of the society is chiefly materialistic, the education system there is based on competition and efforts […]

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 […]

Need of Statistics in Education

Statistics is a science dealing with numerical facts, collected systematically with a definite aim or purpose of interpretation and study. It is a branch of mathematics which evaluates numeric data. Talking in numbers always carries conviction. Telling the child’s mental age (MA) or calculating his IQ is a modern device and with the help of […]