Educational Psychology by Panch Ramalingam

About the book

Educational Psychology is a student friendly, easy to comprehend, pedagogically rich textbook on the subject. It follows an evidence based approach providing suggestions to improve the learning process and outcomes of the students, helping them to understand the varied theoretical aspects of educational psychology, latest research based studies, and their application in education.

Written as per the UG and PG syllabi prescribed by major Indian universities, this text has been organized into twenty-one chapters with numerous illustrative figures and data. Each chapter is aided by multiple choice questions and explanatory review questions.

In addition to the students of psychology and education, the author hopes that the book will also prove valuable to general readers as well, who would like to have a clear and comprehensive picture of the field of educational psychology.

Table of contents

1. Understanding the Field of Psychology

2. Meaning, Nature, Scope and Methods of Educational Psychology

3. Human Growth and Development

4. Individual Differences

5. The Learning Process

6. Motivation

7. Thinking Process

8. Memory and the Process of Forgetting

9. Emotional and Social Development

10. Cognitive Processes and Moral Development

11. Language Development and Communication

12. Intelligence and Creativity

13. Self and Personality

14. Student Guidance and Counselling

15. Mental Health and Special Education Needs

16. Application of Psychology and Technology in Classroom Strategies

17. Effective Teaching Skills

18. School Psychology in Indian Context

19. Psychological Testing and Assessment

20. Research Projects and Publications

21. Application of Statistics in Psychology and Education

References

Name Index

Subject Index

About the author

Dr. Panch Ramalingam is presently Reader in the UGC - Academic Staff College of the Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India. He has a rich 15 years experience in teaching and coordinating orientation and refresher courses along with other programmes related to professional development of teachers in higher education. He is also the Editor of the Journal of the Indian Academy of Applied Psychology, Invited Editor of the Indian Journal of Applied Psychology and Journal of Psychological Researches and an Editorial Advisory member of Gujarat Journal of Psychology and Journal of Disabilities. He is at present the Secretary of Indian School Psychology Association and a member of International School Psychology Association (ISPA).

Recommendations

Educational Psychology: Teaching and Learning Perspectives is presented in simple, lucid and scientific language with contemporary developments including school psychology with goal of creating a knowledge base of concepts and constructs of the subject. I am sure that it would prove to be very useful to Indian students in general and undergraduate students in particular.

Prof. G.P. Thakur, President, Indian School Psychology Association, New Delhi

Educational Psychology: Teaching and Learning Perspectives is definitely different from any other textbook on the subject and will be of special value to the Indian readers, especially the students of education and psychology. The textbook covers all the domains of educational psychology giving balanced emphasis on teaching and learning perspectives.

Prof. B. Mukhopadhyay, Dean, Faculty of Education, ToCH Institute of Science and Technology, Arakunnam, Kerala

Educational Psychology: Teaching and Learning Perspectives is an important contribution in the field of study of psychology in the new millennium.  The author is one of contemporary India's renowned experts in teacher training and educational psychology. It not only gives an excellent account of a large variety of internationally established paradigms, but, even more importantly, focuses on the culturally specific assets of Indian psychology and educational science, and on Indian contributions to theories of personality. Whereas today's mainstream psychology still is pitifully unaware of the contributions from the "East", this book successfully integrates Western and Indian approaches. 

Prof. Walter Renner, Supervisor (Behavior Therapy) and Clinical Psychologist

Department of Psychology, Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt, Austria

This outstanding textbook aptly reflects the author’s vast experience as a teacher, researcher and philosopher in education. Appropriately organized, pedagogically rich with latest and relevant information on the subject, Educational Psychology: Teaching and Learning Perspectives adequately meets the demands of curious students as well as teachers.

Prof. R. S. Pirta. Formerly Professor, Department of Psychology, Himachal Pradesh University,Shimla

This book deserves appreciation as a textbook for graduate students and those who would like to have educational psychology as their main area of study. The chapters emphasizing Indian contexts will certainly help to make students understand the intricacies between Eastern and Western thoughts related to education and psychology. 

Dr. Indramani L. Singh, Professor & Former Head, Cognitive Science Laboratory, Department of Psychology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi

Considering the simple way of expressing the concepts and issues of concern related to the subject, the provision of different approaches and illustrative explanations, I feel Educational Psychology: Teaching and Learning Perspectives is a timely text for enriching the knowledge and skills of the students and teachers of the subject also those in allied fields.

Dr. Priscila Paul, Professor, Department of Applied Psychology, Mumbai University, Mumbai