CC-2 Sikshar Manoboigyanik Vitti (Psychological Foundation of Education)

University of Calcutta
Major: EDC/H/CC/2/2 Minor: EDC/M/1/1
MDC: EDC/MD/CC/1/2 or CC/2/2 
Psychological Foundation of Education
Unit-1: Relation between Psychology and Education
    l    Meaning and definition of Education and Psychology and their relationship.
    l    Learning: Concept and characteristics.
    l    Memorization and Forgetting: Process of memorization, causes of forgetting and economical ways of improving memorization.
    l    Personality: Concept, definition, Personality traits.
Unit-2: Stages and Types of Human Development and their Educational Significance
    l    Piaget’s cognitive development theory.
    l    Erikson’s psycho-social development theory.
    l    Kohlberg’s moral development theory.
    l    Vygotsky’s social development theory.
Unit-3: Intelligence
    l    Concept of intelligence.
    l    Theories of Intelligence by Spearman, Thorndike and Guilford.
    l    Types and uses of intelligence tests.
    l    Concept of Emotional Intelligence and E.Q.