Learning is the core field of educational psychology. Learning refers to the process in which individuals acquire knowledge and skills through experience. Educational psychologists pay attention to different learning styles, learning motivations and learning obstacles, and use different learning theories to explain students' learning behavior.
Cognition is an important field of educational psychology research. Cognition refers to how individuals acquire, store and process information. Educational psychologists study students' information processing process, including attention, memory, thinking and language, in order to understand how students learn and understand knowledge.
Motivation is another important field of educational psychology research. Motivation refers to the power to promote individual actions or activities. Educational psychologists study students' motivation and interest to understand why students study and how they keep their motivation and overcome difficulties.
Emotion is also one of the important fields of educational psychology research. Emotion refers to the individual's feelings and reactions to experiences, including happiness, sadness, anger and fear. Educational psychologists study the influence of emotions on students' learning and development, and how to create a positive learning atmosphere and alleviate negative emotions.
Personality difference is another important research field of educational psychology. Personality refers to individual needs, interests, personality, values and other characteristics. Educational psychologists study the influence of personality differences on students' learning and development, and how to adapt to the needs of different students and provide personalized educational support.
Psychological development is another important field of educational psychology research. Psychological development refers to the development and change of individual psychology and behavior in the life cycle. Educational psychologists study the developmental characteristics of different ages and how to provide appropriate educational support and guidance for students of different ages.
Educational psychology has the following functions in educational practice:
1, to help teachers understand problems accurately: Educational psychology can help teachers understand students' difficulties and needs, identify psychological factors that lead to students' behavior problems, and provide effective intervention measures for solving problems.
2. Provide scientific theoretical guidance for practical teaching: The research results of educational psychology can provide scientific theoretical guidance for practical teaching, help teachers better understand and deal with students' learning problems, and improve teaching effect.
3. Help teachers predict and interfere with students: Educational psychology can help teachers predict students' behavior problems and take intervention measures in advance to help students overcome difficulties and improve learning effects.
4. Help teachers conduct research in combination with teaching practice: Educational psychology can help teachers conduct in-depth research in combination with teaching practice, explore the nature and laws of educational problems, and provide scientific basis for educational decision-making.