Educational Psychology
Educational Psychology
Educational Psychology
1. Development 2. Milestones
5. Socialisation
3. Behaviour 4. Emotions
5 IMPORTANT THINGS CHILD PSYCHOLOGY TEACHES
US ABOUT CHILDREN
1. Development
COGNITIVE OR MENTAL
MILESTONES
SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL
• Refer to the child’s developmental MILESTONES
aptitude for thinking, learning, and • Pertain to the child’s ability to express
solving problems emotion and respond to social
interaction
1. Growth mindset
Success is related to effort
Students’ beliefs or perceptions about intelligence and
level; to remain focused on goal
ability affect their cognitive functioning and learning.
6. Feedback
Clear, explanatory and timely feedback to students is important for learning.
7. Self-regulation
Students’ self-regulation assists in learning and self-regulatory skills can
be taught.
8. Creativity
• Critical thinking skill for technology driven
Student creativity can be fostered.
world
• Describe specific methods of structuring
assignments to increase creativity and idea
for how to model creative problem solving
Motivation: What motivates students?
9. Intrinsic motivation
Students tend to enjoy learning and to do better when they are more
intrinsically rather than extrinsically motivated to achieve.
15. Well-being
Emotional well-being influences educational performance,
learning, and development. (self-concept, self esteem, locus of
control; motivation & personality, happiness , coping skills
(emotion & stress)