EDUP2023 – EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

Assignment: Concepts of Psychology and Educational Psychology

Brian Richard
PDPPTSL0620
PDPP TESL JUNE 2020
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KONSEP PSIKOLOGI DAN PSIKOLOGI PENDIDIKAN

1. Senaraikan 3 definisi psikologi menurut 3 orang tokoh.

i) “Psychology is a process that can shape good behaviour, bravery as well as good manner.”
Hamka

ii) “An individual development process in order to have a useful and safe life.”
John Dewey

iii) “The educational process that encompasses intellectual, physical training, cultivating of good
manners, bravery and respect.”
Al-Ghazali

2. Senaraikan definisi psikologi perkembangan menurut Sharifah A. Alsagoff (1987)

Sharifah A. Alsagoff (1987), in Mok Soon Sang (2012), perceives developmental psychology as a
study of factors that determine human behaviour as well as changes in abilities, personalities,
motivations and social characteristics based on certain time stages. Developmental psychology is the
scientific study of human growth and development in aspects such as physical, mental, emotional,
personality, individual differences and lifelong behaviour.

Development is a continuous process since childhood to adult. The developmental psychology is

essential for teachers to be able to understand the children’s development in order to provide effective
teaching plans. In addition, teachers can also use appropriate methods according to students’ abilities.

3. Apakah definisi atau konsep Psikologi Pendidikan menurut beberapa tokoh?

Definition:

Educational Psychology is a sub-discipline of psychology which concerns with theories and problems
in education.

The Penguin Dictionary of Psychology (2001)

Concept:

Within the school education context, it can be interpreted as the application of psychology to study
educational aspects. Such as:

a) Development of individuals’ potentials, personalities, principles.

b) Methods of teaching and learning in classroom, including classroom management, needs and
motivation, assessment, guidance and counselling, educational research and other educational
matters.

Mok Soon Sang (2006)

4. Senaraikan tujuan pembelajaran psikologi pendidikan kepada guru.

Educational psychology provides much guidance to teachers in terms of enhancing the efficiency of
the learning process in varying situations such as:

i) Understanding individual (students) differences

ii) Creating a conducive learning environment in the classroom

iii) Selecting the best strategy and method in learning

iv) Providing guidance to students

v) Assessing learning outcomes

Abd. Majid Mohd. Isa and Rahil Mahyuddin (1997)

5. Apakah impilkasi atau kepentingan psikologi pendidikan kepada guru?

Educational psychology has contributed considerably to teachers. It has helped to develop an

impartial and democratic attitude towards learners and helps them into integrated personalities.
Educational psychology’s role is central to know and deal about the problems related to learners such
as:

 Fostering classroom environment

 Individual differences
 Identify children with special needs
 Effective methods of teaching
 Influence of heredity and environment on the student

Mohd. Shakir and Sonal Sharma (2017)