Herbart's contribution
Herbart is the first scholar who clearly put forward that psychology is the theoretical basis of pedagogy. His attempt to combine psychology with pedagogy greatly promoted the emergence of educational psychology.
Ushinski's thoughts.
Ushinski was the first educator who tried to apply psychological knowledge to education. He published "Man is the Object of Education" in 1868, which is not only of great significance in the development history of Russian educational psychology, but also an important work that can not be ignored in the study of the development history of educational psychology all over the world.
Kapterev's works
Kapterev published the book Educational Psychology in 1877. This is the earliest educational psychology book officially named after educational psychology. However, because it does not provide an independent subject content system, it does not mean that educational psychology has been established as an independent subject.
Experimental pedagogy movement
1At the end of the 9th century and the beginning of the 20th century, the "Experimental Pedagogy Movement" advocated experimental research on children's mind and body. This has greatly promoted the application of tests and experiments in educational psychology research and the development of children's body and mind.
Thorndike's contribution
Thorndike, an American psychologist, has made outstanding contributions to educational psychology. He is determined to study and solve learning problems with accurate and precise quantitative methods. In this book, Thorndike established a complete educational psychology system, thus formally establishing the status of educational psychology as an independent discipline, marking the formal birth of educational psychology.