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Educational Psychology by Panch. Ramalingam

About the book

Educational Psychology is a student friendly, easy to comprehend, pedagogically rich textbook on the subject. It follows an evidence based approach providing suggestions to improve the learning process and outcomes of the students, helping them to understand the varied theoretical aspects of educational psychology, latest research based studies, and their application in education.

Written as per the UG and PG syllabi prescribed by major Indian universities, this text has been organized into twenty-one chapters with numerous illustrative figures and data. Each chapter is aided by multiple choice questions and explanatory review questions.

In addition to the students of psychology and education, the author hopes that the book will also prove valuable to general readers as well, who would like to have a clear and comprehensive picture of the field of educational psychology.

Table of contents

1. Understanding the Field of Psychology

2. Meaning, Nature, Scope and Methods of Educational Psychology

3. Human Growth and Development

4. Individual Differences

5. The Learning Process

6. Motivation

7. Thinking Process

8. Memory and the Process of Forgetting

9. Emotional and Social Development

10. Cognitive Processes and Moral Development

11. Language Development and Communication

12. Intelligence and Creativity

13. Self and Personality

14. Student Guidance and Counselling

15. Mental Health and Special Education Needs

16. Application of Psychology and Technology in Classroom Strategies

17. Effective Teaching Skills

18. School Psychology in Indian Context

19. Psychological Testing and Assessment

20. Research Projects and Publications

21. Application of Statistics in Psychology and Education

References

Name Index

Subject Index

About the author

Dr. Panch Ramalingam is presently Reader in the UGC - Academic Staff College of thePondicherry University, Puducherry, India. He has a rich 15 years experience in teaching and coordinating orientation and refresher courses along with other programmes related to professional development of teachers in higher education. He is also the Editor of the Journal of the Indian Academy of Applied Psychology, Invited Editor of the Indian Journal of Applied Psychology and Journal of Psychological Researches and an Editorial Advisory member of Gujarat Journal of Psychology and Journal of Disabilities. He is at present the Secretary of Indian School Psychology Association and a member of International School Psychology Association (ISPA).