Psychology of Learning and Development
Contents: Preface. I. Nature of psychology and learners (psychology and educational psychology): 1. Psychology: meaning, nature, methods and scope. 2. Methods of psychology and educational psychology. 3. Meaning, scope, functions/significance of educational psychology. 4. Stages of human development: specific stage characteristics and developmental tasks. 5. Human physical development pattern. 6. Human social development pattern. 7. Human emotional development pattern. 8. Human cognitive development pattern. 9. Characteristics, needs and problems of adolescents. 10. Adolescents, sex education: problems, worries, fears and development tasks. 11. Indian adolescents: needs, aspirations, interests, attitudes and self-concepts. 12. Guidance and counselling for adolescents: meaning and need for educational vocational guidance and counselling. 13. Organisation of guidance and counselling services for adolescents in schools. II. Learning and motivation: 14. Concept of learning: meaning, nature and process. 15. Factors of learning: personal and environmental. 16. Nature, types and techniques of enhancing motivation. 17. Theories of learning and their educational implications. III. Intelligence: 18. Intelligence: meaning, nature, characteristics and development. 19. Classification of intelligence tests and theories of intelligence. IV. Personality: 20. Personality: meaning, nature, development of integrated personality. 21. Theories of personality and their educational implications. V. Exceptional children: 22. Exceptional children, their educational and development. 23. Children with learning disability (dyslexia) and other problems. 24. Individual differences and accommodating them in the classroom. 25. Learner centred techniques for exceptional children. 26. Mental hygiene and delinquency. 27. Memory and forgetting. 28. Assessment of personality. VI. Educational statistics: 29. Statistics: meaning and uses: tabulation of data central concepts. 30. Central tendency: mean, median and modes. Uses. 31. Measurement of variability: standard and mean deviation. 32. Correlation: rank difference, normal curve.
"The focus of the book is on the development and education of the adolescents, especially Indian adolescents their anxieties, inspirations, issues and problems. Accordingly it highlights the imperative need to provide a stimulating educational environment and also offers workable suggestions to channelise their energies in such a manner that would contribute to their optimum all round development.
The book responds to the needs and interest of a wide range of potential readers who may find it useful." (jacket)
