Question- Discuss briefly the characteristics of Educational Psychology

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Characteristics of Educational Psychology

Following are the characteristics of educational psychology –

1. Educational psychology draws from various branches of psychology, biology, sociology etc.
2. It is an applied branch of fundamental psychology.
3. Educational psychology is concerned with those factors, principles and techniques which relate to the various aspects of child development.
4. It is not an exact as natural sciences since the human behaviour cannot be predicted exactly, because it is dynamic.
5. Educational psychology is a science of education dealing primarily with how, when and what of education.
6. Educational Psychology does not concern with what and why of education gives the necessary knowledge and skill for giving education the pupil in satisfactory way.
7. It is concerned with learning situation and process by which learning can be more efficient and effective.

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