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This paper discusses the formation and development trend of educational psychology.
The formation and development trend of educational psychology are discussed as follows:

1. The research of educational psychology will pay more attention to the problems existing in educational teaching practice and gradually expand the research field. ?

2. Integration of research methods of educational psychology.

3. The cognitive research on learning strategies, teaching strategies, problem-solving strategies, learning motivation and the interaction between students and learning situations will be further deepened or strengthened. ?

4. Individual differences and personalized teaching research will continue to be valued.

5. The theory of educational psychology will be gradually integrated and systematized, and then there will be a relatively unified system.

Educational psychology is a social psychology that studies human learning, the effect of educational intervention, teaching psychology and school organization under the educational situation. The focus of educational psychology is to apply psychological theory or research results to education. Educational psychology can be used to design courses, improve teaching methods, promote learning motivation and help students face various difficulties and challenges in their growth.

The terms "educational psychology" and "school psychology" are often used interchangeably, but people who usually engage in theoretical work and research are often called educational psychologists, while those who engage in practical work in schools or school-related places are classified as school psychologists.

The significance of educational psychology research;

1. Educational psychology is helpful to improve the level of teachers. The construction of teachers' team focuses on teachers, whose quality includes both professional quality and educational quality. Educational psychology is an important part of educational theory and technology, which not only helps to improve teachers' theoretical literacy, but also helps to improve teachers' ability to solve practical educational problems.

2. Educational psychology is conducive to improving the quality of education and teaching. Educational psychology helps teachers to understand students more deeply and improve the pertinence of education and teaching. Learning educational psychology can help us understand the psychological basis of teaching methods more deeply, so as to master teaching methods and educational means more actively and scientifically, enrich our teaching art and improve teaching quality in an all-round way.