Psychological Foundations of Education

Contents: Preface. 1. Psychology, education and educational psychology. 2. Methods of educational psychology. 3. Systems or schools of psychology and their relevance to education. 4. Heredity (nature) and environment (nurture). 5. Growth and development. 6. Development during infancy or babyhood. 7. Developmental characteristics during childhood. 8. Psychology of adolescence. 9. Learning. 10. Theories of learning. 11. Transfer of learning/training. 12. Memory. 13. Attention and interest. 14. Intelligence and aptitude. 15. Cognition, language and imagination. 16. Motivation and emotion. 17. Creativity. 18. Group behaviour. 19. Exceptional children. 20. Mental hygiene and health. 21. Psychology of adjustment. 22. Personality. 23. Statistical processes in education. Bibliography. Index.

From the Preface: "This book "Psychological Foundations of Education" aims to satisfy the students curiosity and to provide them with an understanding of psychological methods and theories so that they can evaluate their own and other people\'s behaviour i.e., what? how? and why does a man do actions and reactions. This book surveys the essentials of educational psychology in view of current trends. After studying this book, the students will have a grasp in the scope and content of educational psychology, a working knowledge of its vocabulary, understanding and its application. This book will be interesting and useful both to the students as well as teachers who plan to learn practically the art of application."