PSYCHOLOGY IN EDUCATION 
                   (AN INTRODUCATION TO BASICS) 
                               -  A HAND BOOK 
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                    AUTHOR 
                          DR. S.SATHIYAGIRIRAJAN 
                     [ Former Professor of Education, DDE ; 
                        Former Director, UGC – Academic 
                         Staff College (Human Resources 
                              Development Centre) 
                     MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY, 
                              MADURAI – 625 021 
                                  T.N. INDIA.] 
                   
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                               FOREWORD 
                
                                This hand book is a modest attempt of the author to present 
               Psychological foundations of Education.  The essence of several standard 
               books on Psychology in Education is distilled and presented covering a 
               variety of topics.  I have been a teacher educator for over three decades – 
               facilitating sessions on themes related to Educational Psychology for B.Ed/ 
               M.Ed / M.Phil students, research scholars, and Teacher participants  in 
               orientation programmes, Refresher Courses, seminars and workshops.  This 
               handbook is dedicated to them since they suggested a handbook on 
               “Psychology in Education”  be authored by me. 
                             I believe this handbook will be useful to teachers and parents or 
               whosoever interested in Educational Psychology. 
                             The author’s ‘Tools of Research for studies in Education’ and 
               ‘Teacher Education oriented materials’ may also be referred to as a 
               supplementary exposure. 
                            Feedback is most welcome. 
                                          S.SATHIYAGIRIRAJAN 
                
                
                
                
                
                
                 
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                                                    TABLE OF CONTENTS 
                              
                                 SECTION  I                INTRODUCTION                       PAGE (S) 
                                                    What is Educational 
                                Chapter 1           Psychology?                                 2 ‐ 11 
                                                     Stages of Human growth and 
                               Chapter 2            Development                                 12 ‐ 17 
                                                    Heredity and Environment 
                               Chapter 3            (Nature and  Nuture)                        18 ‐ 23 
                               Chapter  II           CONGNITIVE BASICS 
                               Chapter 4             Attention                                  25 ‐ 28 
                               Chapter 5             Perception                                29 – 33 
                               Chapter 6            Imagination                                34 – 37 
                               Chapter 7             Thinking and Reasoning                    38 – 40 
                                                     Memory (Remembering and 
                               Chapter 8            Forgetting)                                41 – 50 
                               Section III           AFFECTIVE BASICS 
                               Chapter 9             Instincts                                 52 – 54 
                               Chapter 10            Feelings                                  55 – 56 
                               Chapter 11            Emotions                                  57 – 60 
                              Chapter 12             Mimesis                                   61 – 63 
                                                                                           
                               
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                             Section IV           ATYPICAL BEHAVIOUR                  Page (s) 
                             Chapter 13          Backwardness                              65 – 67 
                            Chapter 14           Clumsiness                                68 – 71 
                            Chapter 15            Delinquency                              72 – 74 
                             Chapter 16           Giftedness                               75 – 77 
                             Chapter 17           Special talents                          78 – 80 
                             Chapter 18           Creativity                               81 – 84 
                             Section V            LEARNING 
                             Chapter 19           Earlier theories of learning             86 – 97 
                             Chapter 20           Transfer of learning                    98 – 103 
                                                 PSYCHOLOGICAL 
                                                 CORRELATES OF 
                             Section VI          EDUCATION 
                             Chapter 21          Motivation                               105 – 118 
                             Chapter 22          Intelligence                             119 – 136 
                             Chapter 23          Personality                              137 – 161 
                             Chapter 24          Interests values and Attitudes           162 – 171 
                             Chapter 25          Mental Health                            172 – 184