USING EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY FOR BETTER TEACHING-LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

Abstract

The present paper is an attempt to know about the importance of educational psychology in making teaching-learning environment congenial. Authors in the paper would focus on contribution and role of educational psychology in creating conducive teaching-learning environment in the classroom. Educational psychology is the applied knowledge gained from psychology uses in the classrooms. It is helpful in understanding the learners, learning process, instructional strategies and provides basis for the selection of appropriate methods, techniques, approaches, tools to satisfy and fulfil the need of learners that results in better learning. With the help of educational psychology teacher is able to create positive learning environment in the classrooms resulting in effective learning. The educational psychology plays an important role in making learning easy, joyful and interesting process. Likewise also conflict management strategies may be used in teaching-learning  leading towards better ways of delivering information to the learners in the classroom.