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Educational Psychology
The process of learning such as acquisition, processing, and application of knowledge is very critical specially on developing stages of a child. Deliberate analysis is needed but through Educational Psychology, everything is explicitly explained. The following are rundown of benefits of the above mentioned field in learning;
Motivation – understanding the basis of motivation is very crucial in keeping our learners engaged in learning. If they are not motivated, they will be disengaged and probably not be interested to continue learning.
Emotional Factors – determining the factors that affects emotional and mental health of a person is one of the great contributions of educational psychology. In essence, there is a direct impact on the readiness of a person to learn on his/her emotional well-being.
Cognitive Development – the theories presented explained the various stages that a person has to go through as he/she develops. It is important to study how a person’s memory is formed, as well as his/her reasoning and problem-solving skills.
Teaching Strategies – analyzing the way a person learn is a substantial basis in developing teaching methodologies to help address the needs of their learners.