Educational psychology is a social psychology that studies human learning, the effect of educational intervention, teaching psychology and school organization under the educational situation. The focus of educational psychology is to apply psychological theory or research results to education. Educational psychology can be used to design courses, improve teaching methods, promote learning motivation and help students face various difficulties and challenges in their growth.
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The field of educational psychology is the theory and strategy of memory research, cognitive process and individual differences (through cognitive psychology) in human learning process. The main task of the study is to reveal the basic psychological laws of how students learn and how teachers teach, and to use these laws to effectively promote students' learning.
Students' learning is not only restricted by internal psychological factors such as students' learning ability, learning motivation and learning strategies, but also by various external factors such as family, school, teaching materials and teachers' teaching. Educational psychology should study the psychological mechanism and law of these factors affecting learning.
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