WBCHSE HS Education study plan

Define educational psychology and list the contributions of psychology to education in your own words

Explain the scope of educational psychology across learner, learning situation and teacher behaviour

Describe the methods of educational psychology (introspection, observation, experimental, case study, survey) with one classroom example each

Outline the relationship between education and psychology using two concrete classroom applications

Draw a one-page concept map linking educational psychology to the remaining seven domains

Compare the schools of psychology (behaviourism, cognitivism, gestalt, psychoanalysis, humanism) on their view of the learner

State the principles of growth and development and distinguish growth from development

Identify the factors influencing development (heredity, environment, maturation) and give one example of each

Describe the stages of development and match each stage to a typical classroom implication

Apply one developmental principle to a short classroom scenario

Explain the physical, motor, emotional and social characteristics of infancy and early childhood

Explain the characteristics of later childhood and adolescence with reference to the Indian school context

Summarise the developmental tasks of adolescence and their implications for guidance

Describe the role of the teacher in meeting developmental needs at each stage

Evaluate one common misconception about adolescence using developmental evidence

Define learning and distinguish it from maturation, performance and reflex behaviour

Explain the laws of learning (readiness, exercise, effect) and give a classroom example of each

Describe the behaviourist theories of learning (Pavlov, Skinner, Thorndike) and compare them on one criterion

Describe the cognitive and gestalt views of learning including insight learning and problem solving

List the factors affecting learning (learner, task, method, environment) and rank them by classroom impact

Define transfer of learning and classify positive, negative, vertical and horizontal transfer with examples

Explain the theories of transfer and state the conditions that promote transfer in teaching

Define intelligence and compare two major approaches to its measurement

Describe the uses and limitations of intelligence testing in schools

Explain motivation, distinguish intrinsic from extrinsic motivation, and apply one motivational principle to a lesson plan

Outline the role of personality in learning and describe one approach to personality assessment

State the individual and social aims of education and explain how they interact

Describe the functions of education in society and the role of the family, school, community and state as agencies of education

Explain the relationship between education and social change, including the concept of social mobility

Sequence the major milestones in Indian education from the colonial period to the present

Compare the recommendations of the Secondary Education Commission, Kothari Commission and National Policy on Education 1986 on one issue

Summarise the key recommendations of the National Education Policy 2020 relevant to school education

Explain the meaning and scope of educational technology and distinguish hardware from software approaches

Describe the use of teaching aids, programmed instruction and ICT in the classroom

Explain the meaning, need and types of guidance and counselling in schools

Identify contemporary issues in Indian education such as equity, dropout, digital divide and inclusive education, and state one remedy each

Outline the scheme of practical work and internal assessment, including the components of a project report

Draft the structure and method section of your own practical project

Revise all eight domains using your own summaries and concept maps only

Answer at least one full-length practice paper under timed conditions

Diagnose weak areas from the practice paper and re-study the two weakest topics

Memorise key definitions, names and dates using a flashcard set built across the eight weeks

Finalise and proofread the practical project report and viva notes