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Educational Psychology: Key Points on Child Development and Learning Perspectives

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  • Abubakar Sadiq Haruna,
  • Sani Ahmad Gurjiya
Sani Ahmad Gurjiya
Federal University Gusau
DOI: https://doi.org/10.59479/jiaheri.v1i1.93
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Published 10/01/2022

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Haruna, A. S., & Gurjiya, S. A. (2022). Educational Psychology: Key Points on Child Development and Learning Perspectives. Journal of Institute of Africa Higher Education Research and Innovation (IAHERI), 1(1), 1–91. https://doi.org/10.59479/jiaheri.v1i1.93

Abstract

Educational Psychology is one of the basic knowledge required in the teaching profession. In this aspect of psychological studies, students are exposed to the concepts of child development and human learning. This text “Educational Psychology: Key Points on Child Development and Learning Perspectives” is an attempt at meeting the learning needs of students who offer the course at the introductory level.
The concept of psychology and its emergence and branches are highlighted in the text. In addition, the book dwelled extensively on meaning and scope of educational psychology, child and adolescent development. Learning and its theoretical viewpoints (such as Behaviorist, Cognitivist, Humanist and Constructivist) as presented in the book no doubt provide further explanations on how knowledge is acquired by learners. The assumptions of the theories and experiments carried out which used to be a nightmare for many students are explicitly illustrated in the text.
Furthermore, the style of presentation of the basic facts is intended to reduce stress in reading and comprehension. Thus, students with diverse study habits would find this book a suitable instrument for an easy understanding of educational psychology.
Above all, teachers, researchers, and policymakers would find this text to be a useful reference material to carry out their functions.

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