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An Investigation Of The Relevance Of Educational Psychology Into Teaching – Learning Process
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1.6 ASSUMPTION OF THE STUDY
The
knowledge of educational psychology is a strong weapon for the
enhancement of effective teaching and learning. It is assumed that this
project will help teachers know and apply certain principles on
diagnosis of learning problems. When the problems are diagnosed, the
teacher with the knowledge of educational psychology will put in various
schedules of reinforcement. He will also include motivational
principles.
Educational psychology therefore provides the teaching
with the clues and tools to ensure that its work is well done unlike the
teacher who does not have the knowledge of or that who does not want to
acknowledge the course.
It is assumed that the teacher will help the
students overcome their problems, be it physical, social, emotional and
others. He will tackle the ones he can and refer t eh ones he cannot
solve to specialists
1.8 DEFINITION OF TERMS
Maturation: The ripening of a physiological feature
Absentmindedness:
A type of forgetting due to the fact that there is no cue and the
individual is also occupied with some task.
Motivation:
The energization, sustenance and direction of behaviour towards a goal,
which normally restores equilibrium.
(S.R) Stimulus Response Learning: A mechanistic learning where specific stimuli call forth conditioned response.
Diagnosis: A statement which is the result
Mental Retardation: A condition where the individual shows a remarkable slow rate of learning and lack of intelligent behaviour.
Exception
Students: Includes handicapped cases as the blind, deaf, mentally
retarded and also gifted students who cannot benefit much from normal
class activities.
Incongruent: When an individual is not in harmony with his environment.
Adolescence: The period of development between puberty and adulthood.
Reinforcement: This is any stimulus that increases the probability that a certain desired behaviour or response will occur.
Defense Mechanism: Putting up some behaviours to cover faults.
Neuroticism: A condition f disorder of the mind.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This project was on the relevance of educational psychology into teaching learning processes in secondary schools in Enugu North Local Government Area of Enugu State. The study was specifically aimed at investigating the importance and help educational psychology has rendered to teaching – learning processes in order to achieve these objectives, the following questions were formulated and used:What is the relevance of educational psychology into teaching – learning situations? Ho ... Continue reading---
