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

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educational psychology

Cariaga, whose father was a lawyer, was doing clerical work for an insurance company while preparing to study educational psychology.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026

“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 ● Nov. 2, 2024

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 ● Aug. 29, 2024

As educational psychology researchers we look at ways to improve how students learn.

From Salon ● Apr. 16, 2024

These problems constitute the subject matter of educational psychology, and at present can be only partially solved.

From The Science of Human Nature A Psychology for Beginners by William Henry Pyle