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SEMESTER SPRING 2022

Educational Psychology (PSY406)

Assignment

Assignment Objectives:

Upon completion of this assignment, students will be able to:

 Develop an understanding about Erik Erikson's theory of Psychosocial development

 Applied learned knowledge in educational settings

Question 01:

According to Erik Erikson's theory of psychosocial development, each individual's psyche is

shaped through a series of conflicts called developmental crises. Three of these crises occur
during childhood and adolescence, which means that teachers who believe in Erikson's theory
should focus on these crises to ensure that students develop a healthy, fully realized identities. In
this regard, you are required to put your answers in given below table. You will write age span of
each developmental stage in column 2 and then write two strategies for each of the three stages
that could help a teacher to ensure maximum learning of student in a classroom setting.

Answer :

Stages of Psychosocial Age Span Suggest any two strategies

Development pertinent to
the three stages which would
help the
teacher to ensure maximum
learning of
the student in a classroom
setting.
Initiative vs Guilt 3 years to 6 years  At this stage teachers
should be more polite
and less criticizing.
 There is always a room
 for improvisation so
teachers should ignore
their small mistakes
and highlight their
talents.

Industry vs Inferiority 6 years to 12 years  At this stage of

development teacher
should guide students
to know what is good
or bad for them.
 Teachers should listen
to their students and
correct their mistakes.

Identity vs Role Confusion 12 years to 18 years  At this stage of

development teacher
should help students to
choose whatever they
like to become in
future according to
their taste.
 A teacher should make
sure that students are
interested in their
studies, if not then he
or she should help
them to concentrate.

Question 02:

What is the difference between self-concept and self-esteem?

Discuss with the help of an example.

Answer

Self-concept

Self-concept is an individual’s overall insight of him/herself so this is a reflection on one’s own

self. In brief and self- concept is one’s self-identity. Self-concept refers to the detailed idea about
who one is. Some people have strong self-concepts while some don’t. Therefore self-concept is
built upon the stakes of one’s social relation.

Examples:
  I’m a hard working student.
 I’m a good player.
 I’m a fast learner.

Self-esteem

Self-esteem is the individual’s perception of his or her own worth. It describes the level of how
much one values their own self and self-esteem always includes a certain degree of evaluation in
which one may have either a positive or a negative view of ourselves. There are two facts related
to self-esteem as high self-esteem and low self-esteem.

Examples:

 Giving yourself compliments and admiring your own work.

 I feel good that I’m a good poet.
 I feel better after reading a good book.