AN INVESTIGATION OF THE RELEVANCE OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY INTO TEACHING-LEARNING PROCESS

ABSTRACT

This project was on the relevance of educational psychology into teaching learning processes in secondary schools in Enugu North Local Government Area of Enugu State. The study was specifically aimed at investigating the importance and help educational psychology has rendered to teaching – learning processes in order to achieve these objectives, the following questions were formulated and used: What is the relevance of educational psychology into teaching – learning situations? How will the educational psychology help students adapt to teaching learning situations? It there is any way of identifying hindrances to learning and bridging the gap? What should be done in the case of exceptional students? How does educational psychology take of the students in adolescent stage? The population of the study comprises the students, teachers and patents. The sample selection way was by stratified random sampling technique. This was based on single and coeducational schools. One boy school, two girls’ schools and two co-educational schools were selected. Data collection technique sued included literature review, interview, personal using explanation of results from interview, a bit of frequency distribution table and percentages. Findings by those sources arrived at. The researcher found out that the had made positive contributions in the areas of understanding of the nature of classroom, acknowledgement of individual differences, teaching methods, understanding students problems, motivation to study harder, management of adolescents, care of exceptional students and guidance and counseling educational implications.

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY

Right from the very start of education psychology, there have been teaching and learning. Teaching and learning take effect from birth to death. It is impotent to now that educational psychology with enhances greater output in teaching – learning process. There are some contributions made by educational psychology towards teaching – learning process examples are: 1) Educational psychology with its study attempts to develop the theories of teaching. 2) Educational psychology also with its study helps to improve teaching methods and materials. 3) The study of educational psychology attempts to solve learning problems, and to measure learning abilities. 4) The study of educational psychology helps to improve teaching practice in all components of the basic teaching model. 5) The study of educational psychology attempts to measures educational progress and how individuals learn at different ages. With the knowledge of that, the teacher is better placed to understand his students. He will be able to diagnose when an individuals child is having some problem because learn ability is negatively affect. He will try to find out the sources of the problems whether it is physical, emotional, social to mention but a few. The teacher will find a way to see that the problems are solve if possible or controlled. When a proper attention is given to a child, such a child will have a sense of belongings. As a result of the care, there is the tendency that the child will come back from abnormality to normalcy

1.2 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY

The purpose of this study is to investigate into the relevance of educational psychology the teaching –learning process in secondary schools, in Enugu South Local Government Area of Enugu State. The researcher being aware of this will dwell more on the relevance of educational psychology the teaching-learning process in some secondary schools in Enugu South. The purpose of this study is to look closely at certain problems and how they hinder effective teaching and learning. The objectives of educational psychology as summarized by S. S. Challhan (1987) are: · To provide teachers with some basic skills related to teaching. To give teachers guidelines to solve problems associated with teaching – learning process. · To help teachers to understand the scientific knowledge and to instill in them a spirit of inquiry for their professional growth. In conclusion, the researcher will no doubt unfold the possible solutions, which should of course be a welcome relief not only to teachers and students in secondary schools in Enugu South but to the school system in general.