Educational Psychology 6.3 SOCIAL COGNITIVE APPROACHES TO LEARNING Students' thoughts affect their behavior and learning. We will explore several variations on this theme, beginning with social cognitive theory. This theory evolved out of behavioral theories but has Tauseef Ahmad 31 Aug 2023 · 4 min read
Educational Psychology 6.2 BEHAVIORAL APPROACHES TO LEARNING The behavioral approaches emphasize the importance of children making connections between experiences and behavior. The first behavioral approach we will examine is classical conditioning. A-Classical Conditioning: In the early 1900s, Tauseef Ahmad 31 Aug 2023 · 5 min read
Educational Psychology CHAPTER-6 LEARNING 6.1. DEFINITIONS OF LEARNING Learning has been explained and defined in a number of ways. A few of the views regarding the nature of learning are given below. 1. Tauseef Ahmad 31 Aug 2023 · 1 min read
Educational Psychology STEPS TO MEET INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES: As there are marked individual differences among the pupils, it is the duty of every school to devise and plan their educational programmes in such a manner that every individual Tauseef Ahmad 30 Aug 2023 · 3 min read
Educational Psychology AREAS OF INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES No two individuals are exactly similar Every individual is different from the other. They differ widely in their physical, mental and emotional characteristics. The concept of individual differences got attention Tauseef Ahmad 30 Aug 2023 · 7 min read
Educational Psychology Factors responsible for Individual Differences There are many factors responsible for individual differences. Some of the important ones from educational point of view are listed below: * Chronological Age of the Children:The children may join Tauseef Ahmad 30 Aug 2023 · 1 min read
Educational Psychology CHAPTER-5 INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES Meaning or Concept of Individual Differences The concept of individual differences is fundamental in any progressive system of education. It is a modern concept and has emerged into limelight and Tauseef Ahmad 30 Aug 2023 · 1 min read
Educational Psychology Applying Theory in Classroom Encouraging Moral Development * Recognize that younger children will respond to moral conflicts in different way as compared to older fellows. * Try to take the viewpoint of the children and simulate their value opinion. Tauseef Ahmad 30 Aug 2023 · 1 min read
Educational Psychology 4.3. KOHLBERG THEORY OF MORAL DEVELOPMENT This theory consists of three levels and six stages: Level 1 Pre-Conventional Morality: Typical of children up to the age of nine are Called pre- conventional because young children do Tauseef Ahmad 30 Aug 2023 · 1 min read
Educational Psychology MORAL DEVELOPMENT The word 'moral' and all its derivations come from the Latin term 'Mos' which means manner, custom and habit. According to Webster's New International Tauseef Ahmad 30 Aug 2023 · 1 min read
Educational Psychology EDUCATIONAL IMPLICATIONS OF VYGOTSKY'S THEORY 1.Use the zone of proximal development: Teaching should begin toward the zone's upper limit, where the student is able to reach the goal only through close collaboration Tauseef Ahmad 30 Aug 2023 · 2 min read
Educational Psychology 4.2 VYGOTSKY'S THEORY OF DEVELOPMENT Piaget's is not the only theory of children's cognitive development. Another that has received increased attention in recent years was proposed by Lev Vygotsky. Like Piaget, Tauseef Ahmad 30 Aug 2023 · 5 min read
Educational Psychology EDUCATIONAL IMPLICATIONS 1. Encourage initiative in young children: Children in preschool and early childhood education programs should be given a great deal of freedom to explore their world. They should be allowed Tauseef Ahmad 30 Aug 2023 · 3 min read
Educational Psychology 4.1 ERIKSON'S THEORY OF PERSONAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT ERICKSON'S EIGHT LIFE-SPAN STAGES Erikson's StatesDevelopmental periodTrust versus mistrustInfancy (first year)Autonomy versus shame and doubtInfancy (second year)Initiative versus guiltEarly childhood (preschool years, ages 3 Tauseef Ahmad 30 Aug 2023 · 3 min read
Educational Psychology SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT Definitions The nature of social growth and development has been defined by various experts in different ways. 1.Francis F. Powers: Social development can be defined as "the progressive Tauseef Ahmad 30 Aug 2023 · 1 min read
Educational Psychology CHAPTER 4 PERSONAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT Definitions of Personal development: * Personal development comprises activities that improve self-knowledge and identity, develop talents and potential, build human capital and enhance quality of life. * Maintains an up to date Tauseef Ahmad 30 Aug 2023 · 1 min read
Educational Psychology 3.2. EDUCATIONAL IMPLICATIONS OF PIAGET'S THEORY 1.Take a Constructivist Approach: In a constructivist vein, Piaget emphasized that children learn best they are active and seek solutions for themselves. Piaget opposed teaching methods that treat children Tauseef Ahmad 30 Aug 2023 · 2 min read
Educational Psychology PIAGET'S STAGES OF COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT Piaget believed that cognitive development unfolds in a sequence of four stages. Each of the stages is age-related and consists of distinctive ways of thinking. It is the different way Tauseef Ahmad 30 Aug 2023 · 7 min read