Educational psychology, as an independent branch of psychology, was born at the end of 19 and the beginning of the 20th century. Educational psychology became an independent subject at the end of19th century, but many educators in history have been able to carry out targeted teaching according to people's psychological state in educational practice.

The emergence of educational psychology

The emergence of educational psychology is a historical process in which psychology and pedagogy are combined and gradually form independent branches.

Herbart's contribution

Herbart is the first scholar who clearly put forward that psychology is the theoretical basis of pedagogy. He tried to explain some problems of education from the perspective of psychology, especially the theoretical problems of teaching.

Ushinski's contribution

The book "Man is the Object of Education" published by Russian educator ushinski in 1868 is not only of great significance in the history of Russian educational psychology, but also an important work that can not be ignored in the study of the history of educational psychology all over the world.

Kapterev's contribution

Russian educator Kapterev published the book Educational Psychology on 1877. This is the earliest educational psychology book officially named after educational psychology.