Though using psychological theory to improve student learning has been recommended (Freud, 1935; Field, Cohler, & Wool, 1989), it has not been proposed at this level in education and
educational psychology.
In this section, I examine how
educational psychology and the newer field of educational neuroscience relate to the preparation and practice of teaching.
Coop is a professor of
educational psychology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he serves as a consultant to all university athletic teams in the area of mental skills training and performance enhancement.
Their thesis is that
educational psychology can be used to release the full and unique human potentials of all people through learning and schooling processes.
Contemporary
Educational Psychology, 30(4), 397-417.
Huberty (emeritus,
educational psychology and instructional technology, U.
53) and has been extensively used in
educational psychology to help understand how people learn (e.
Asner-Self is an associate professor of counselor education in the
Educational Psychology and Special Education Department, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.
The following reviews, each written by a doctoral student in early childhood education at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, represent some of the more recent articles in developmental and
educational psychology that have been published in education or related journals.
School: Graduated in May from the University of Texas with a bachelor's degree in sociology and a minor in
educational psychologyBritish Journal of
Educational Psychology, 55, 295-303.
Three classroom dilemmas faced in teaching
educational psychology to preservice teachers are analyzed: how much to change assessments, curriculum content, and instructional strategies.
