SYLLABUS OF THE UG PROGRAMME IN EDUCATION
DIBRUGARH
UNIVERSITY
B.A. IN
EDUCATION (HONOURS)
EDNH201: PSYCHOLOGICAL
FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION
CREDIT: 6
[MARKS: 100 (IN-SEMESTER: 20;
END-SEMESTER: 80)]
Expected Learning Outcome: On completion of the course, the students will be able
to:
1.
Explain the concept, nature, scope and uses of psychology in Education.
2.
Explain the influence of growth and development in education.
3.
Describe the meaning, concept, variables, types and theories of learning.
4.
Discuss the concept and theories of intelligence and creativity.
5.
Explain the meaning, concept, factors and theories of personality.
6. Describe the concepts of
mental health and mental hygiene, measures of mental health in school.
Unit1.PSYCHOLOGY AND
EDUCATION
Meaning and nature of
psychology
1.1 Schools of Psychology:
1.2 Behaviourism
1.3 Structuralism
1.4 Functionalism
1.5 Gestalt
Psychology
1.6 Psycho-analysis
1.7 Constructivism
1.2 Meaning, nature and scope
of Educational Psychology
1.3 Importance of Educational
Psychology in classroom
Unit 2.LEARNING AND
MOTIVATION
2.1 Meaning and nature of
learning.
2.2 Factors of Learning: Home,
School, Mass Media, Intelligence
2.3 Variables of learning:
personal, subject matter and method variables
2.4 Types of learning: cognitive,
affective and psycho-motor learning
2.5 Theories of learning:
Thorndike’s theory of learning, Classical Conditioning, Operant Conditioning
and Gestalt theory
2.6 Thorndike’s Laws of
learning
2.7 Motivation: Meaning and
role in learning.
2.8 Maturation: Meaning and
role in learning
2.9 Transfer of learning: intra
and inter transfer, Positive, negative, Zero, bilateral, Horizontal and
vertical,
2.10 Attention and Interest:
Meaning and role in learning
2.11 Memory and Learning
Unit 3.INTELLIGENCE AND
CREATIVITY
3.1 Meaning and nature of
intelligence
3.2 Factors of Intelligence:
Heredity and Environment
3.3 Theories of intelligence:
Monarchic theory, Spearman’s two factors theory, Multifactor theory, Group
factor theory and Guilford’s Structure of Intellect (SoI)
3.4 Concept of Emotional
Intelligence
3.5 Creativity: Meaning and
nature
3.6 Process and Product of
creativity
3.7 Stages of Creativity:
Preparation, Incubation, inspiration, revision and verification
3.8 Nurturing Creativity in
Classrooms
3.9 Meaning and nature of
gifted children, difference between creativity and giftedness
3.10 Education of Exceptional
children: Gifted and Slow learner, Educable, trainable, mentally challenged.
Unit4.PERSONALITY AND MENTAL
HEALTH
4.1 Meaning and Characteristics
of personality
4.2 Factors of personality
4.3 Type Theories of
Personality.
- Hippocrates, Sheldon,
Kretchmer, Spranger and Jung 4.4 Trait theories of personality: Cattel and
Eysenck
4.5 Concept of balanced mature
personality
4.6 Concept of mental health
and mental hygiene
4.7 Adjustment mechanism:
Fantasy, Compensation, Identification, Rationalization and Sublimation
4.8 Concept of Instinct and
Emotion.
4.9 Some educationally
significant instincts and provisions for their training (Curiosity,
Acquisition, Self assertiveness, Herd Instincts, Sex Instincts).
4.10 Relation between Instincts
and Emotion.
4.11 Importance of Emotional
training in the classroom.
In-semester Assessment:
Marks 20
A. Sessional Activities (The
teacher may assign and assess any one of the following): Marks 5
a.
Group discussion on any one of the topics of the course.
b.
Seminar on any one of the topics of the course.
c.
Debate on any one of the topics of the course.
d. Assignment on any one of the
topics of the course.
B.
Sessional Tests: Marks 10
C. Attendance: Marks 5
Suggested Readings:
1.
Chauhan, S.S. (1978). Advanced Educational Psychology. Vikas Publishing House
Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.
2.
Kupaswami, Educational Psychology, New Delhi
3.
Kundu & Tutu, Educational Psychology, New Delhi
4.
Mangal S.K. (1974). Educational Psychology. Tandon Publications, Ludhiana
5.
Mohanty, M.S.(1993). Educational Psychology & Statistics. Shri Durga Pustak
Bhandar, Sambalpur.
6.
Morgan, C.T., King, R.A. and Schopler, J. (1993). McGraw Hill Publishing
Company Ltd., New York.
7.
Rastogi. Educational Psychology
8.
Safaya & Bhatiya, Educational Psychology, New Delhi.
9. Sorenson, H. (1964).
Psychology in Education. International Student Edition, McGraw hill Book Co.,
INC. New York.
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