Educational Psychology
Definition
A field in psychology that studies how people learn in educational settings, the effectiveness of educational interventions, the psychology of teaching, and the social psychology of schools as organizations.
Analogy
Consider educational psychology like being a coach for students. Just like coaches analyze players' strengths/weaknesses & devise strategies to improve their game, educational psychologists study how students learn and devise strategies to enhance the learning process.
Related terms
Learning Styles: Different ways in which a person can learn or are most comfortable learning.
Cognitive Development: The development of thought processes, including remembering, problem solving, and decision-making.
Motivation: The reason or reasons one has for acting or behaving in a particular way.
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