As a new discipline ‘Educational Psychology’ has developed owing mainly to the interactive relationship of the following :

Educational psychology

• Educational psychology is the branch of psychology concerned with the scientific study of human learning.
• Educational psychology involves the study of how people learn, including topics such as student outcomes, the instructional process, individual differences in learning, gifted learners, and learning disabilities.
• Psychologists who work in this field are interested in how people learn and retain new information.
• Also, problems associated with the teaching and training of students
• The educational psychologist studies the cognitive development of students and the various factors involved in learning, including aptitude and learning measurement, the creative process, and the motivational forces that influence dynamics between students and teachers.

Therefore, ‘Educational Psychology’ has developed owing mainly to the interactive relationship of Behaviour Sciences, Educational processes and various methods of inquiry in Psychology