Syllabus

Course Code: MAEd103    Course Name: Psychological Foundations of Education (Part One)

MODULE NO / UNIT COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE NOTES
1 1.(i) Meaning of Education and Psychology:
(a) Relationship of education andpsychology
(b) Scope of EducationalPsychology

(ii) Methods of EducationalPsychology:
(a) Experimental
(b) Clinical
(c) Differential
2 2. Growth and Development during childhood andadolescence
(a) Physical
(b) Social
(c) Emotional
(d) Mental
3. IndividualDifferences:
(a) Concept andareas.
(b) Determinants: Role of heredity and environment in developing individual differences.
(c) Implications of individual differences for organizing educationalprogrammes.
3 4. Gifted and Mentally RetardedChildren
(a) Meaning andCharacteristics.
(b) Needs andProblems
4 5. Creativity:
(a) Concept
(b) Characteristics
(c) Development of creativity
(d) Importance of creativity ineducation
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