educational psychology

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noun

a branch of psychology concerned with developing effective educational techniques and dealing with psychological problems in schools.

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Origin of educational psychology

First recorded in 1910–15

OTHER WORDS FROM educational psychology

educational psychologist, noun

Words nearby educational psychology

educatee, education, educational, educationalist, educational park, educational psychology, educational quotient, educational sociology, educational television, Educational Welfare Officer, educationese

How to use educational psychology in a sentence

There, she studies educational psychology, which is how people learn.
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The former provides entrepreneurial training and educational programs for youths from low-income urban areas around the world.
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“The psychology of BDSM is lacking in other formal training regiments and interactions,” added Stella.
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An educational radio initiative has the potential to reach millions in West Africa.
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Ambassador Shirley Temple Black attributed this to the “deeply risk-averse psychology of the Czech people.”
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Can there be any comparison between the educational efficiency of the two methods?
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And now I am going on to a review of the broad facts of the educational organization of our present world.
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Is the college stage of our present educational system anywhere near its maximum possible efficiency?
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And an educational movement is more tenacious than any other sort of social or political movement whatever.
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Most of the sanitary improvements and the educational, all schemes for parks and better streets, come from them.
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British Dictionary definitions for educational psychology

educational psychology

noun

the study of methods of training and teaching and their effectiveness, and of the problems experienced in learning formal material; in particular, the study of how to help people, esp school children, with learning problems to overcome their difficulties

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