Educational Psychology & Academic Enrichment

What is Educational Psychology

Educational Psychology is the study of how different students learn, and is concerned with developing academic programs that match individual student needs. Educational psychologists improve:

• What are good ways to study?
• What motivates students?
• Why are some people better students than others?
• How should reading, writing, or arithmetic be taught?
• Is it better to study alone or in a group?
• What makes a good teacher?
• How can technology be used to support learning? Does ability grouping help or harm students?
• Are tests really fair?

These are examples of the kinds of questions that educational psychologists seek to answer.

Educational psychology is the branch of psychology concerned with studying how people learn from instruction, and with developing educational materials, programs, and techniques that enhance learning. Educational psychologists conduct scientific research both to advance theory–such as explaining how people learn, teach, and differ from one another–and to advance practice–such as determining how to improve learning. Although perhaps best known for studying children in school settings, educational psychologists also are concerned with learning and teaching for people from infancy through old age, in school and outside of school.

Who can Educational Psychology help?

Educational Psychology can help a wide range of students, such as students who need extra support to achieve desired scores, to students with various learning challenges. Learning challenges include Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, auditory and visual processing disorders, dyslexia, and other learning differences. Often times, parents may call on inexperienced tutors who only have a high school or college degree, and a “tutor” is likely to end up doing the homework for the student rather than teaching the student how to tackle daily homework assignments.

As an educational psychologist, Shanon, on the other hand, uses the GEL method of guided one-on-one instruction to teach the student how to study, which will benefit him or her through out his or her academic career. The GEL method of instruction will help students at all ability levels. By walking the student through the process of learning, Shanon can guarantee that your child’s learning challenge will be resolved. The earlier a child begins working with an educational therapist, the sooner he or she will be able to solve the problem and gain desired results.