Welcome Dear Students!
This course will acquaint you with the understanding of how individual behave the way they do.

Objectives: Having studied this paper, a student will be able to:
a. Explain the basic principles of psychology and its implications in teaching and learning
b. Describe Intelligence and the differences between Individual and Group Tests
c. Explain the approaches to learning and teaching and develop the essential competencies to apply them in teaching and learning situation
d. Delineate Mental Health, Mental Illness and Wellness
Unit-0 Baseline Analysis (4 hours): Introduction of Basic Concept; Objectives; Goal Setting.
Unit I: Concept of psychology (8 hours): Meaning, Nature and Scope of Psychology; Methods of Studying Human Behaviour: Introspection, Observation and Case Study; Impact of Heredity and Environment on Education.
Unit II: Learning (10 hours): Meaning and Types of Learning; Theories of Learning: Thorndike, Pavlov and Kohler; Concept of Remembering and Forgetting; Meaning, Characteristics and Determinants of Personality.
Unit III: Intelligence (8 hours): Concept of Intelligence; Guilford’s structure of intelligence; Measurement of intelligence; Difference between Individual and Group test of Intelligence; Uses of Intelligence Tests.
Unit IV: Mental Health (10 hours): Concept and Significance of Mental Health; Wholesome and Abnormal Personality; Concept and process of Adjustment; Causes of Maladjustment; Adjustment Mechanism: Withdrawal Compensation and Regression.
Unit V: Individual Differences (8 hours): Meaning, Types, Determinants and Educational Implications; Characteristics and Identification of Gifted, Physically, Mentally and Socially Handicapped Children; Delinquency: Causes and Prevention.
Unit 100- Advanced Skills: Quizzes; Project; Field Visits; Journal/Magazine article discussion assignment.
Recommended Readings:
Kundu, C. L., & Tutto, D. N. (1971). Educational Psychology. Delhi: Sterling publishers.
Chauhan, S. S. (2004). Advanced Educational Psychology. New Delhi: Vikas Publishing House.
Mangal, S. K. (2016). Essentials of Educational Psychology. Delhi: PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd.
Skinner, C. S. (2004). Educational Psychology. New Delhi: Prentice-Hall of India Pvt. Ltd.
Pandey, V. C. (2005). Democracy and Education. Delhi: Isha Books.
Ross, J. S. (2003). Groundwork of Educational Psychology. Delhi: Surjeet Publications.
Mathur, S. S. (2005). EducationalPsychology. Agra: Vinod Pustak Mandir.
Ramalingam, P. (2013). Educational Psychology. Delhi: MaGraw Hill Education Pvt. Ltd.
Aggarwal, J. C. (2005). Essentials of Educational Psychology. New Delhi: Vikas Publishing House
Bhatia, K. K. (2004). Principles and Theories of Education. Ludhiana: Kalyani Publishers.
Chauhan, S. S. (2013) Advanced Educational Psychology. New Delhi: Vikas Publishing House
Krishnamurti, J. (2004) Education and the Significance of Life. Chennai: Krishnamurti Foundation India.
Crow., & Crow. (1964). Educational Psychology. New Delhi: Eurasia Publishing House.
Woolfolk, A., Misra, G., & Jha, A. K. (2012). Fundamentals of Educational Psychology. Chandigarh: Pearson India Education Services Pvt. Ltd.

Verma, R. (2005). Textbook of Statistics Psychology and Education. New Delhi: Anmol Publications