Siksha-Manobigyaner Bhumika (Introduction to Educational Psychology)_GBU_2nd Sem_Minor_EDCMN2

Authors: Prof. (Dr.) Mita Banerjee, Prof. (Dr.) Debabrata Debnath, Prof. (Dr.) Sridipa Sinha

UNIVERSITY OF GOUR BANGA
Minor Course, Code: EDCMN2
2nd Semester, Credits: 4, Max. Marks: 100 (80+20)
INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
Module 1: Basics of Educational Psychology
● Meaning, Nature, Scope, Methods
● Relationship between Psychology and Education
● Application of Educational Psychology in Teaching-Learning
process
Module 2: Growth and Development
● Growth and Development: Meaning, Nature, and Principles
● Stages of development: Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence
(physical, cognitive, social & emotional perspective)
● Cognitive development (Piaget’s theory)
Module 3: Learning and Creativity
● Learning: Meaning, Nature, Factors, and Theories (Pavlov, Skinner,
Thorndike, Gestalt Theory) and their educational implication
● Relation of learning with Maturation, Attention, Interest, and
Motivation
● Creativity: Meaning, Nature, Factors, Nurturing, and Measurement
of Creativity
● Memory – process and ways to nurture
Module 4: Intelligence and Personality
● Intelligence: Meaning, Nature, and Theories (Spearman, Thurstone,
Gardner) and their educational significance
● Measurement of Intelligence: Types of Tests (Binet and Wechsler)
and their uses
● Personality: Meaning, Nature, Development, and Theories (Trait
theory - Allport, Type theory - Jung)
● Measurement of Personality: (Projective Tests only)
Module 5: Measurements of Multiple Intelligences of two people and
reporting the same (This module only for Internal Assessment)