educational psychology


noun

a branch of psychology concerned with developing effective educational techniques and dealing with psychological problems in schools.

Origin of educational psychology

First recorded in 1910–15

OTHER WORDS FROM educational psychology

educational psychologist, noun

British Dictionary definitions for educational psychology

educational psychology

noun

the study of methods of training and teaching and their effectiveness, and of the problems experienced in learning formal material; in particular, the study of how to help people, esp school children, with learning problems to overcome their difficulties