Both self-esteem and self-concept have been argued for a long time to boost the learners’ academic achievement. This is because the drive to achieve anything in life, purely depends on how one positions themselves in that quest.
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Educational Psychology, Philosophy of Education
There are four major approaches of motivation that are commonly used in the learning and teaching environment.
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Motivation
This post presents some of the applications of motivation to classroom situations. These can be helpful to teachers, parents and students.
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Educational Psychology, Motivation
Social development is the process through which children learn what behavior is acceptable and expected. A set of standards is imposed on the child at birth that reflects values of the family and the society in which the child lives. Indeed enhancing social intelligence builds a set of skills that may be among the most
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Educational Psychology, Psychology
Cognitive Field or Gestalt theory was formulated by a group of German Psychologists. The theory emphasizes insightful learning rather than mechanical conditioning. It is believed that meaningful learning can only take place through a sequence of problem-solving approach. In this article, you will learn how learning takes place through the application of logical principles and
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Educational Psychology
INTRODUCTION TO THE THEORY Humanistic theory is a principle based on the appreciation of other human beings, unconditionally, for their self-fulfilment in life. Humanistic learning theory which came to effect after the behaviourist and the psychoanalysis theories. Hence, it is the duty of this section to discuss the Humanistic learning theory by looking at what it is,
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Educational Psychology
Psychology as a branch of knowledge is devoted to the study of behaviour of human beings and animals. To this end, the relevance of psychology cannot be doubted
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Educational Psychology, Psychology
In this article, you will read the major three laws propounded by Thorndike on his theory of connectionism. He reveals that the foundation of learning is the association between sense impressions and impulses to action. The implications of the theory are also discussed. According to Thorndike, the fundamental of learning is the association between sense impressions and
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Educational Psychology, Psychology
Social learning theory explains human behaviour from the point of continuous reciprocal interaction between cognitive, behavioural and environmental influences.
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Educational Psychology, Theories of Learning
Operant conditioning theory of learning was formulated by B.F. Skinner. Who was an American Psychologist. His theory came based on the lapses discovered in the classical conditioning theory. Skinner believed that classical conditioning explained only how behaviour that has already been acquired can occur in the presence of a new stimulus. Operant or instrumental conditioning,
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Educational Psychology, Theories of Learning