Educational Psychology_Law

The course “A Course onEducational Psychology” forms a part of Core and Some Discipline Centric in B.A Education Hon’s and B.A Education under the Choice Based Credit System (CBSE). The course is specially designed to supplement and enhance the understanding of students about different aspects ofEducational Psychology. To make the students understand basics ofEducational Psychologyand different Dimension of it.

UNIT I: EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY AND LEARNING01. Definition of psychology and its relationship with education02. Meaning and scope of Educational Psychology03.Nature,Concept and Factors of Learning04. Thorndike’s Trial and Error theory of learning05.Pavlov’s Classical Conditioning Theory06. Skinner’s Operant Conditioning Theory07. Insightful Learning – Kohler,et.al.08.Transfer of Learning
UNIT II: INTELLIGENCE AND CREATIVITY09. Concept of Intelligence and IQ10. Spearman’s Two Factor Theory of Intelligence11. E.L.Thorndike’s Multi-Factor Theory of Intelligence12. L.L.Thurstone’s Group - Factor Theory of Intelligence13.Simon-Binet Scale of Intelligence14. Catell’s Culture-fair Test of Intelligence15. Bhatia Battery Test of Intelligence16. Creativity-Concept and Nourishment
UNIT III: PERSONALITY17. Personality and its Development18. Type Theory of Personality- William Sheldon and Jung19. Trait Theory of Personality- Allport20. Self Theory of Personality- Carl Rogers21.Psychoanalytical Theory of Personality- Sigmund Freud
UNIT IV: ADOLESCENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH22.Adolescence and their Psycho-Physical characteristics23. Problems of Adolescents24. Role of Education in solving problems of Adolescents25. Concept, Characteristics of Mental Health and Hygiene26. Adjustment and Defence Mechanism