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Educational psychology or school psychology is the psychological science studying how children and adults learn, the effectiveness of various educational strategies and tactics, and how schools function as organizations. Educational psychologists work together with teachers and parents, to enhance children's learning and development, especially in cases of behavioural and learning difficulties . Educational psychologists also advise on the needs of individual children in the school environment.Educational psychology focuses on the needs of children in the school environment, as well as how school experiences impact other areas of children's lives. School psychologists conduct evaluations of children to determine eligibility for special services and to identify children with problems such as learning disabilities, ADHD, emotion or mood disorders, and many other childhood psychological problems, especially as they relate to educational needs.
Training involves an initial degree in psychology, a teaching qualification (e.g., the PGCE) and at least 2 years experience of teaching in schools, before starting postgraduate training in educational psychology (there is no requirement to be a qualified teacher in Scotland).
School psychologists are trained at either the masters or doctoral ( PhD or EdD) level. In addition to conducting assessments, provide services such as counseling, teacher consultation, and crisis intervention.
Educational psychology is closely allied to developmental psychology.
Major theorists of educational psychology:
- Albert BanduraAlbert Bandura (born December 4, 1925) is a Canadian psychologist most famous for his work on social learning theory and is particularly noted for the Bobo doll experiment. He has spent much of his career at Stanford University and has been elected as the 1925Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s Years: 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 See also 1925 in aviation 1925 in film 1925 in literature 1925 in mu
- Jerome BrunerJerome Bruner ( 1915- ) is a noted psychologist. He has had an enormous impact on education psychology with his contributions to cognitive learning theory. Bruner's ideas are based on categorization. To perceive is to categorize, to conceptualize is to ca 1915Events January 12 The Rocky Mountain National Park is established by an act of Congress. January 12 United States House of Representatives rejects proposal to give women the right to vote. January 13 An earthquake (6. 8 in Richter scale) in Avezzano, Ital
- Abraham MaslowAbraham Maslow ( April 1, 1908 June 8, 1970) was a psychologist. He is mostly noted today for his proposal of a hierarchy of human needs. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Maslow was a child of Jewish Russian immigrants to the United States. He studied at the U 19081908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). Events January-February January 1 A ball signifying New Year's Day drops in New York City's Times Square for the first time January 8 A train collision occurs in the Park Avenue T- 1970Events January events January 1 Construction begins on Arcosanti, by Paolo Soleri, in Mayer, Arizona, located 65, miles north of Phoenix, Arizona. January 1 Unix epoch at 00:00:00 UTC. January 12 Biafra capitulates, ending the Nigerian civil war. January
- Jean PiagetJean Piaget ( August 9, 1896 September 16, 1980), a professor of psychology at the University of Geneva from 1929 to 1954, was a francophone Swiss developmental psychologist who is most well known for organizing cognitive development into a series of stag 1896- 1980
- Carl Rogers 1902- 1987
- Burrhus Frederic Skinner 1904- 1990
- Lev Semenovich Vygotsky 1896- 1934
