Essentials of Educational Psychology

This 'examination-oriented' and 'student-oriented' book is primarily designed to meet examination needs of the students of B.Ed., BT, LT and BA (Education). Its subject matter is authentic, has all-encompassing coverage and is deeply insightful. The text has been supplemented with charts, diagrams, figures and tables to make the subject interesting and more comprehensible. Such a unique combination brings crystal clarity into the concepts and enables students to obtain maximum marks in the examination. With a view to provide a comprehensive overview of educational psychology, readers are introduced to the lives and works of some fifty great educational psychologists. This enables the students to unlock the doors of a treasure house of information, knowledge and wisdom enshrined in the thought and practices propounded by these masterminds. The third edition adds some new thoughts and approaches.

New in Third Edition:

• Education of children with special needs
• Inclusive education
• Counselling
• Albert Bandura's theory of social learning
• Principles of growth and development
• Detailed discussion on Erickson's theory of 8-stages of development of a child
• Factors that affect learning
• Augmented question bank at the end of chapters that includes objective-type questions, like MCQs and Fill in the blanks
• Improved readability