educational psychology

American  

noun

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

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educational psychology British  

noun

1. 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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Other Word Forms

• educational psychologist noun

Etymology

Origin of educational psychology

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

The exhibition depicts other people with her genetic condition who’ve graduated from two- and four-year colleges and universities around the world, including Spain’s Pablo Pineda, 51, who left his acting career to earn a B.A. in Educational Psychology and a teaching certificate; community college graduate Kayla McKeon, 38, who — in 2017— became the first Capitol Hill lobbyist with Down syndrome; and Adam DeBacker, 27, who earned a B.S. in Theater and a recording arts graduate certificate at Missouri State University where he now works as a recording engineer.

From Salon

“When you think of traditional mental health, people are going in and getting fixed,” said Francesca Pernice, a Wayne State University College of Education professor of educational psychology who has studied clubhouses.

From Los Angeles Times

Patrick Hurley, MP for Southport, hopes the town's "School’s First approach" will help the children, with support from educational psychology teams and mental health professionals being offered.

From BBC

"We found that programs could benefit from using ideas from other fields, such as educational psychology, in which there would be a little more rigorous evaluation."

From Science Daily

"Word problem-solving is influenced by both the science of reading and the science of math. Key components include number sense, decoding, language comprehension and working memory. Utilizing direct and explicit teaching methods enhances understanding and enables students to effectively connect these skills to solve math problems. This integrated approach ensures that students are equipped with necessary tools to navigate both the linguistic and numerical demands of word problems," said Michael Orosco, professor of educational psychology at KU and lead author of the study.

From Science Daily