AN INVESTIGATION OF THE RELEVANCE OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY INTO TEACHING – LEARNING PROCESS
ABSTRACT
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? How will the educational psychology help students adapt to teaching learning situations? It there is any way of identifying hindrances to learning and bridging the gap? What should be done in the case of exceptional students?
How does educational psychology take of the students in adolescent stage? The population of the study comprises the students, teachers and patents. The sample selection way was by stratified random sampling technique. This was based on single and co-educational schools. One boy school, two girls’ schools
and two co-educational schools were selected. Data collection technique sued included literature review, interview, personal using explanation of results from interview, a bit of frequency distribution table and percentages. Findings by those sources arrived at. The researcher found out that the had made positive contributions in the areas of understanding of the nature of classroom, acknowledgement of individual differences, teaching methods, understanding students problems, motivation to study harder, management of adolescents, care of exceptional students and guidance and counseling educational implications were given in chapter five and some recommendations were made to enhance effective teaching – learning situation.
TABLE OF CONTENT
CHAPTER ONE
Introduction
1.1 Background of the study
1.2 Purpose of the study
1.3 Significance of the study
1.4 Statement of the problem
1.5 Research questions
1.6 Assumption of the study
1.7 Limitation of the study
1.8 Definition of terms
CHAPTER TWO
Literature Review
2.1 Meaning of educational psychology
2.2 Brief history of educational psychology
2.3 Scope of educational psychology
2.4 Contribution of educational psychology in teaching-learning process
2.5 Contribution of educational psychology to practices of education
2.6 Educational psychology; a help adolescent stage
2.7 Theories of learning
CHAPTER THREE
Methodology and design
3.1 Geographical area of the study
3.2 Target population
3.3 Sample
3.4 Instrument development and validation
3.5 Data collection techniques
3.6 Planned method of data analysis
Reference
CHAPTER FOUR
Data presentation and analysis
CHAPTER FIVE
Discussion and interpretation of results
5.1 Conclusion
5.2 Implications of the study
5.3 Recommendation
5.4 Suggestions for further research
References
Appendix 1
Appendix II
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
Right from the very start of education psychology, there have been teaching and learning. Teaching and learning take effect from birth to death. It is impotent to now that educational psychology with enhances greater output in teaching – learning process. There are some contributions made by educational psychology towards teaching – learning process examples are:
1) Educational psychology with its study attempts to develop the theories of teaching.
2) Educational psychology also with its study helps to improve teaching methods and materials.
3) The study of educational psychology attempts to solve learning problems, and to measure learning abilities.
4) The study of educational psychology helps to improve teaching practice in all components of the basic teaching model.
5) The study of educational psychology attempts to measures educational progress and how individuals learn at different ages.
With the knowledge of that, the teacher is better placed to understand his students. He will be able to diagnose when an individuals child is having some problem because learn ability is negatively act.
He will try to find out the sources of the problems whether it is physical, emotional, social to mention but a few. The teacher will find a way to see that the problems are solve if possible or controlled. When a proper attention is given to a child, such a child will have a sense of belongings. As a result of the care, there is the tendency that the child will come back from abnormality to normalcy
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