Psychological foundations of education / Sapna.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Educational psychology -- Learning theory -- Motivation in educational psychology -- Creativity and intelligence -- Teacher motivation and performance -- Psychological education in the schools -- Methods of studying human behavior -- Psychology applied to problems of elementary education -- Measurement and evaluation in psychological education.

"Psychological Foundations of Education presents some of the principles of psychology that are relevant to learning and teaching. It presents an alternative answer to the problem of the bifurcation of general and educational psychology in the curriculum of teacher preparation. Psychology is the most important of the foundations of education. It plays pivotal role in the process of teaching and learning. The psychology used specifically in education is called educational psychology. We can say that both psychology and education are interrelated. Education is the shaping of behavior, whereas psychology is the study of how, when and Why to shape these behaviors. Psychology provides the key to know the individual differences and meets them with appropriate educational programmes. It also helps the teachers to offer guidance and counselling to the pupils. In fact, psychology places education on a scientific basis and brings dignity to education as a discipline. The experimental approach has become feasible because of the contribution of psychology to education. Powers and propensities of mind have been analysed with the help of psychological techniques and measurement of mind has been a reality with the introduction of psychology as an objective science. The uniqueness of this book hence lies in the editor's way of reconstructing the chapter under review by delving deep into the areas of the subject." -- Back cover