BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY
TIRUCHIRAPPALLI – 620 024
CENTRE FOR DISTANCE EDUCATION
CHILDHOOD AND GROWING UP
B.Ed. I YEAR
(Copyright reserved) For Private Circulation only
,Chairman
Dr.V.M.Muthukumar
Vice-Chancellor
Bharathidasan University
Tiruchirapplli-620 024
Vice-Chairman
Dr.C.Thiruchelvam
Registrar
Bharathidasan University
Tiruchirapplli-620 024
Course Director
Dr. R. Babu Rajendran
Director i/c
Centre for Distance Education
Bharathidasan University
Tiruchirapplli-620 024
Course Material Co-ordinator
Dr.K.Anandan
Professor & Head, Dept .of Education
Centre for Distance Education
Bharathidasan University
Tiruchirapplli-620 024
Author
Dr.Robinson
Asst.Professor
Pernthalaivar Kamaraj College of Education
Karaikal, Pondicherry (U T)
The Syllabus adopted from 2015-16 onwards
, CHILDHOOD & GROWING UP
UNIT –I EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY – GROWTH
AND DEVELOPMENT
Nature of Educational Psychology- Purpose and principles in teaching and
learning – Meaning of growth and development- Differences between growth and
development, importance of growth and development. Theoretical view points to
understand the human development process and concept of individual differences. (a)
Biological (b) Psycho – analytical (c) Cognitive Implications – Cognitive development –
Attention factors to attention – Span of Attention – Inattention and distraction – Concept
formation types.
UNIT –I EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY – GROWTH AND
DEVELOPMENT
Structure
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Objectives
1.3 Meaning of Psychology
1.4 Branches of Psychology
1.5 Educational Psychology
1.6 Purpose and principles of teaching and learning
1.7 Meaning of growth and development
1.8 Differences between growth and development
1.9 Importance of growth and development
1.10 Human development process
1.11 Concept of individual differences
1.11.1 Biological
1.11.2 Psycho- analytical
1.11.3 Cognitive implications
1.12 Cognitive development
1.13 Attention factors
1.13.1 Span of attention
1.13.2. Inattention and distraction
1.13.3 Concept formation types
1.14 Let us sum up
1.15 Unit- end activities
1.16 Answers to check your progress
1.17 Suggested readings
, 1.1 INTRODUCTION
As a teacher trainee, when you are engaged in the teaching -learning activity if
you understand the student’s interests and needs you can make your teaching according
to their needs, they will be interested in learning and consider you as a good teacher. How
do you understand the attitudes, interests and needs and aptitudes of the students?
Psychology helps you to understand the mental activities, experiences and behavior of
human beings. Psychology deals with not only the behavior of the conscious level, it also
deals with the experiences of sub-conscious and unconscious levels of human mind.
Behavior in Psychology includes the physical activities and mental activities such
as thinking, imagining that could be indirectly observed and emotions such as anger, joy.
Behavior in Psychology is explained in terms of stimulus and response. The
Psychologists feel that the changes in the development are not uniform at all ages. The
Growth and development is studied in biological, psychoanalytical and cognitive
implications.
1.2 OBJECTIVES
After learning this unit, you will be able to
• Understand the meaning of Psychology
• Identify the importance of educational psychology
• Explain the human development process
• Discuss the cognitive development factors
1.3 MEANING OF PSYCHOLOGY
The word Psychology is derived from two Greek words Psyche and Logus.
‘Psyche’ means soul, ‘logus’ means science. So psychology in the beginning was meant
to be the science of soul. Later people began to question the existence of soul.
So Psychology was defined as the science of mind. The activity of mind cannot be
externally observable; so Psychology was defined later as the science of human behavior.
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TIRUCHIRAPPALLI – 620 024
CENTRE FOR DISTANCE EDUCATION
CHILDHOOD AND GROWING UP
B.Ed. I YEAR
(Copyright reserved) For Private Circulation only
,Chairman
Dr.V.M.Muthukumar
Vice-Chancellor
Bharathidasan University
Tiruchirapplli-620 024
Vice-Chairman
Dr.C.Thiruchelvam
Registrar
Bharathidasan University
Tiruchirapplli-620 024
Course Director
Dr. R. Babu Rajendran
Director i/c
Centre for Distance Education
Bharathidasan University
Tiruchirapplli-620 024
Course Material Co-ordinator
Dr.K.Anandan
Professor & Head, Dept .of Education
Centre for Distance Education
Bharathidasan University
Tiruchirapplli-620 024
Author
Dr.Robinson
Asst.Professor
Pernthalaivar Kamaraj College of Education
Karaikal, Pondicherry (U T)
The Syllabus adopted from 2015-16 onwards
, CHILDHOOD & GROWING UP
UNIT –I EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY – GROWTH
AND DEVELOPMENT
Nature of Educational Psychology- Purpose and principles in teaching and
learning – Meaning of growth and development- Differences between growth and
development, importance of growth and development. Theoretical view points to
understand the human development process and concept of individual differences. (a)
Biological (b) Psycho – analytical (c) Cognitive Implications – Cognitive development –
Attention factors to attention – Span of Attention – Inattention and distraction – Concept
formation types.
UNIT –I EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY – GROWTH AND
DEVELOPMENT
Structure
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Objectives
1.3 Meaning of Psychology
1.4 Branches of Psychology
1.5 Educational Psychology
1.6 Purpose and principles of teaching and learning
1.7 Meaning of growth and development
1.8 Differences between growth and development
1.9 Importance of growth and development
1.10 Human development process
1.11 Concept of individual differences
1.11.1 Biological
1.11.2 Psycho- analytical
1.11.3 Cognitive implications
1.12 Cognitive development
1.13 Attention factors
1.13.1 Span of attention
1.13.2. Inattention and distraction
1.13.3 Concept formation types
1.14 Let us sum up
1.15 Unit- end activities
1.16 Answers to check your progress
1.17 Suggested readings
, 1.1 INTRODUCTION
As a teacher trainee, when you are engaged in the teaching -learning activity if
you understand the student’s interests and needs you can make your teaching according
to their needs, they will be interested in learning and consider you as a good teacher. How
do you understand the attitudes, interests and needs and aptitudes of the students?
Psychology helps you to understand the mental activities, experiences and behavior of
human beings. Psychology deals with not only the behavior of the conscious level, it also
deals with the experiences of sub-conscious and unconscious levels of human mind.
Behavior in Psychology includes the physical activities and mental activities such
as thinking, imagining that could be indirectly observed and emotions such as anger, joy.
Behavior in Psychology is explained in terms of stimulus and response. The
Psychologists feel that the changes in the development are not uniform at all ages. The
Growth and development is studied in biological, psychoanalytical and cognitive
implications.
1.2 OBJECTIVES
After learning this unit, you will be able to
• Understand the meaning of Psychology
• Identify the importance of educational psychology
• Explain the human development process
• Discuss the cognitive development factors
1.3 MEANING OF PSYCHOLOGY
The word Psychology is derived from two Greek words Psyche and Logus.
‘Psyche’ means soul, ‘logus’ means science. So psychology in the beginning was meant
to be the science of soul. Later people began to question the existence of soul.
So Psychology was defined as the science of mind. The activity of mind cannot be
externally observable; so Psychology was defined later as the science of human behavior.
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