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- - - - It is the study of students' experiences and behavior in relation to Educational situations.
      - According to Peel (1956) "Educational Psychology is the science of Education".
      - Its nature is scientific
        
        It is not a perfect science.
        
        The human behavior is unpredictable.
      - It is one of the branches of Applied Psychology.
    - - Psychology
        
        It is the science of behavior.
      - "It is an activity, which goes on in the society".
        
        It aims to develop students' personality in order to prepare them for membership in a society.
- - - - Unexpected events can turn theachers' classes into a dissaster.
        
        But, "bad things" can be an opportunity for teaching to be more valuable.
- - - - He wrote about the advantages of schooling and the influence of the home on learning.
    - - Plato and Aristotle
        
        They talk about several educational psychology topics.
      - During Roman Times
        
        Quintilian
        
        He was in favor of public education.
        
        He condemned physical force as a method of discipline.
        
        He claimed that teacher must take into account individual differences and study students' characteristics.
        
        He stablish criteria for teacher selection.
        
        Contemporary educational psychology
        
        Comenius
        
        He wrote about developmental theory and the use of visual aids in instruction.
        
        He suggested that instruction start with the general and then move to the particular.
        
        He taught that understanding is the goal of instruction.
        
        First part of the 16th century
        
        Juan Luis Vives
        
        He figured out that what is to be learned must be practiced.
        
        He wrote about individual differences, the need to adjust instruction for all students, and self-activity.
        
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        The mid-19th century
        
        Johann Friedrich Herbart
        
        He was the first voice of the modern era of psychoeducational thought.
        
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        End of 19th century
        
        Edward Lee Thorndike
        
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- - - - Berliner, D. (1993). The 100-year journey of Educational Psychology. Arizona State University. https://people.wou.edu/~girodm/611/Berliner_100years.pdf