Primitive period
The initial period of educational psychology was before the 1920s. From 65438 to 0903, American psychologist Thorndike published Educational Psychology, which is the first monograph named after educational psychology in the West.
development period
The development period of educational psychology is from the 1920s to the end of 1950s. During this period, behaviorism learning theory occupied a dominant position. However, it also absorbs many ideas from cognitive learning theory, which leads to eclectic academic theory.
mature period
The maturity of educational psychology is from 1960s to the end of 1970s. Cognitive learning theory has been paid more and more attention. At the same time, humanism has emerged, which opposes the reduction and division of people into various elements and advocates the study of the whole person, and everyone has the potential and motivation for self-development and self-realization; Explain learning from the perspective of pursuing self-realization, emphasizing learners' self-participation, self-motivation, self-evaluation and self-criticism.
Perfect period
The perfect period of educational psychology is after 1980s. Constructivism, as a new development of cognitive learning theory, has a far-reaching impact on the research and practice of educational psychology. It emphasizes that learning is not just a transfer from the outside to the inside, but an active process of knowledge construction.