Definition of Educational Psychology

According to Skinner (1958) “Educational Psychology covers the entire range of behavior and personality as related to education. It is the branch of psychology with deals with teaching and learning”

Stavin (1991) defines “Educational Psychology as “Research on student, teaching and learning focuses on education process, skills, values and attitude distracted from teacher to student in the classroom, including psychology principle in teaching”

Peel (1992) “Educational Psychology study what people think and do as they teach and learn a particular curriculum in a particular environment where education and training are intended to take place”

Consolidated Definition: Educational Psychology may be defined as “the application of the principles, facts and techniques of individual and group Psychology to human development in a more or less controlled situation concerned with learning and teaching process in educating and solving educational problems.”