Occupation or Discipline
educational psychology Audio
ed·u·ca·tion·al psy·chol·o·gy
Subclass of:
Psychology, Applied; Psychology
Definitions related to psychology, educational:
  • (educational psychology) A branch of psychology concerned with educational techniques and assessment of academic aptitude.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (educational psychology) Branch of psychology concerned especially with increasing the efficiency of learning by applying psychological knowledge about learning and motivation to practices and procedures in school.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • The branch of psychology concerned with psychological aspects of teaching and the formal learning process in school.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Educational psychology, theoretical and research branch of modern psychology, concerned with the learning processes and psychological problems associated with the teaching and training of students. The educational psychologist studies the cognitive development of students and the various factors...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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