Abstract

The aim of the book is to present basic facts of educational psychology in such a way as to help students realize the necessity for using common sense in the application of psychology to teaching, and the importance of treating each child as an individual. Therefore, the book discusses psychology and common sense, the importance of knowing what one is teaching, ability and effort. turning a blind eye and learning through insight and practice.

This book represents the basic facts of Educational psychology in such a way as to help students to realize the necessity for using common sense in the application of psychology to teaching and the importance of treating each child as an individual. It further looks at remembering and forgetting, the value of learning, concept formation, and reasoning and its influence on action. The book also focuses emotions and sentiments, suggesting and suggestibility, difficulties and discoveries, testing, causes of backwardness, and development and behaviour. It finally studies personality and education, how to make a child study, and instincts.

Recommended for students and lecturers