Download Psychology's Role in Enhancing Educability: Understanding Education's Psychological Basis and more Lecture notes English in PDF only on Docsity! The Psychological Basis of Education • The School of Thoughts in Psychology • Psychological Characteristics which Enhance Man’s Educability • Education as Life Long Process • Heredity and Environment Enhancement that limits Man’s Educability The Facilitators: Jeraline I. Cui Hanna Jane F. Dolio Lou B. Baldomar Christine M. Busa Eladio R. Busa III. CONTENT: The School of Thoughts in Psychology •Structuralism •Functionalism •Behaviorism •Gestalt Psychology •Psychoanalytical School of Thought •The Humanistic School of Thought •Cognitive School of Psychology What is Structuralism? By: Wilhelm Wundt and Edward Titchener Focused on breaking down mental processes into the most basic components. The structuralist used techniques such as introspection to analyze the inner process of the human mind. What is Functionalism? By: William James and John Dewey Formed by as a recitation to structuralism. Rather than on focusing on the elements of consciousness, functionalist focused on the purpose of consciousness and behaviour. They also emphasized on individual differences, which had found impact on education. Psychoanalytical School of Thought By: Sigmund Freud Emphasized the ifluence of the unconscious minds on behavior. Freud believed that the human mind was composed of three elements: the Id, Ego, and the Super Ego. • Id – is the personality component made up of conscious psychic energy that works to satisfy basic urges, needs and desires. •Ego – synthesize all the impulses and energies of body and mind. This synthesis depends entirely on the strength of the two psychic forces of the libido and the destructive, or death instinct. •Super Ego – is the ethical component of the personality and provides moral standards by which ego operates. The Humanistic School of Thought By: Abraham Maslov and Carl Rogers Develop as a response to psychoanalysis and behaviorism. Humanistic psychology instead focused on individual free will, personal growth and the concept of self-actualization. Psychological Characteristics which Enhances Man’s Educability •Social factors in personality •Remembering and forgetting • Intelligence •Perception •Contemporary pressures in society •Prevention of disease •Significance of levers in the body Education as Lifelong Process “The man who graduates today and stop learning tomorrow is uneducated man the day after” - Newton Baker Examples of Lifelong Learning • Internships and Apprenticeship •Vocational Courses •Teaching yourself a new language •Studying a new subject •Learning to use a new pieces of technology •Playing a new game or sport •Adding to your skill set during employment •Seminar Workshops •Post graduate studies Four Environmental Factors that can affect Human Gene Expression •Drugs •Chemicals •Temperature •Light Four Environmental Factors that affect Human Development •Biological – includes genetic influence, brain chemistry, hormone level, nutrition, and gender. •Physical – factors affecting growth, development, and well-being. Four Environmental Factors that affect Human Development •Psychosocial – are characteristics or facets that influence an individual psychologically and/or socially. Such factors can describe individuals in relation to their social environment and how these affect physical and mental health. •Familial – an element or condition in a family that accounts for a certain disease, disorder, or trait. A familial factor may or may not be inherited.
