Lifelong Learning

                                                                                                  PIAGET’S THEORY OF COGNITIVE  DEVELOPMENT Jean Piaget   (1896-1980) 

Aims of educational psychology Educational psychology aims at the harmonious growth and rightful conduct of the children. It aims at the development of ‘wholesome personality’ and ‘continuous growth’. It aims at helping the teacher in providing facts and generalisation in his task of assisting the child to develop the harmonious personality. A few of the specific aims and objectives are discussed herewith. (1) Educational psychology aims at developing right attitudes in the teacher about the educational problems. An effective management of learning is a key problem in educational psychology. From educational psychology the teacher knows the proper method of imparting instruction. He also knows the amount of learning which can be acquired by the child. (2) Educational psychology aims at assisting the teacher to organize the material which to be taught to the child. The teacher studies the whole child and his mental make-up and chooses and organises the sub...

Characteristics of good teacher Barry has listed 15 characteristics of a good teacher behaviour, which are as follows: 1.       Buoyancy : Talkativeness, sense of humour, pleasantness, carefreeness, alertness, idealistic. 2.       Considerateness: Concern for the feelings and well being of others, sympathy, understanding, unselfishness, patience, helpfulness. 3.       Cooperativeness: Friendliness, easygoingness, geniality ( warmly and pleasantly cheerful), generousness, adaptability, flexibility, responsiveness, charitable. 4.       Emotional Stability: Realism is facing life’s problems freedom from emotional upsets, constancy, poise, self-control. 5.       Ethicalness: Good taste, modernity, morality refinement, cultural polish, conventionality. 6.       Expressiveness: Skill inexpression, verbal fluency communication, compe...