PERSPECTIVES IN PSYCHOLOGY OF TEACHING, LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT

(COURSE 102) PERSPECTIVES IN PSYCHOLOGY OF TEACHING, LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT

Unit-1

a)      Psychology of teaching: meaning, scope, Indian & Western concept and its relevance from the point of view of teachers, Stages in teaching – Preactive, Interactive & Post active, Levels in teaching – memory level, understanding level and reflective level.

b)      Psychology of development – meaning of development, difference between development & growth, characteristics related to cognitive, social and emotional development during childhood &adolescence and their educational implications.

Unit-2

a)      Psychology of learning – meaning, factors affecting learning, transfer of learning: meaning, types and its educational implications, Motivation – meaning, various techniques for motivating the students.

b)      Theories of learning – Classical, Operant, Gestalt and Cognitive theory of Piaget and Bruner, Main features and their educational implications.

Unit-3

a)      Psychology of intelligence – meaning, concept, theories of intelligence – cognitive, associative and punitive. IQ, EQ and SQ: their implications for organizing teaching-learning processes. Use of intelligence tests and its limitations. Indian concept of intelligence.

b)      Psychology of Adjustment – meaning, process of adjustment, characteristics of a well adjusted person. Stress: concept, coping mechanism and its educational implications for teacher & learner .Ensuring wellness life style – determinants of wellness and scales to measure wellness life style.

Unit-4:

a)      Psychology of personality: meaning, its Indian and Western conceptualizations – development of personality, measurement of personality.

b)      Psychology of exceptional children – creative, gifted, slow learner and mentally retarded children their characteristics and implications for providing education.

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