EDUC103 – Educational Psychology Dr. Ali Khamis Ali

EDUC103 – Educational Psychology Dr. Ali Khamis Ali 11E-3 Ext. 574 ali.khamis@unizwa.edu.om alikhamisali@gmail.com

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Definitions Education the process by which society transmits to new members the values, beliefs, knowledge, and symbolic expressions to make communication possible within society. In this sense, education is serving a social and cultural function.

Definitions Schooling Teaching and learning that takes place in formal environments

Definitions Psychology The scientific study of the mind and behaviour (or behaviour and mental processes) especially as it relates to human beings.

Definitions Educational Psychology - A study of combination of education and psychology - A distinct scientific discipline within psychology that includes both methods of study and a knowledge base

Definitions Educational Psychology - Concerned primarily with understanding the processes of teaching and learning that take place within formal environments and developing ways of improving those methods - Important topics include learning theories; teaching methods; motivation; cognitive, emotional, and moral development; and parent-child relationships

Definition Educational Psychology - is the scientific discipline that addresses the questions - “Why do some students learn more than others?” and - “What can be done to improve that learning?”

Definitions Learning - relatively permanent change in an individual's behavior or behavior potential (or capability) as a result of experience or practice. - an internal change inferred from behavior

Definitions Learning - can be compared with the other primary process producing relatively permanent change--maturation--that results from biological growth and development

Definitions Teaching - the purposeful direction and management of the learning process

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