Generally, western psychologists believe that the book Educational Psychology written by American psychologist E.L. Thorndike in 1903 is the beginning of educational psychology becoming an independent discipline.

The specific research category of educational psychology revolves around the interaction between learning and teaching. The interaction between learning and teaching is a systematic process, which includes five elements: students, teachers, teaching content, teaching media and teaching environment. It is made up of learning process, teaching process and evaluation/reflection process.

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Educational psychology is a discipline with distinct cross-characteristics, which is mainly manifested in the following aspects: (1) the cross between psychological science and educational science; The intersection of basic science and applied science; The intersection of natural science and humanities.

The focus of educational psychology is to apply psychological theory or research results to education. Educational psychology can be applied to designing courses, improving teaching methods, stimulating learning motivation and helping students face all kinds of difficulties and challenges in their growth.