Review on Theories for Personal and Social Development in Educational Psychology
Abstract
Educational psychology encompasses all branches of psychology concerned with education, including the social, emotional, and cognitive aspects of learning. In this paper, a review of existing works related to educational psychology for higher education institutions provides insight into the topic. The paper is divided into several sections of the review. A general understanding and introduction of the context of educational psychology in higher education are elaborated in this review. The paper also discusses and reviews personal and social development and focuses on motivation and emotional stability for personal and social development. The relative theory that underpins educational psychology is presented, which includes the Behaviorism Theory for personal development, Social Cognitive Theory for social development and The Goal-Setting Theory for motivation and emotional stability. The implications for lecturers in enhancing personal and social development with a focus on motivation and emotional stability are highlighted and discussed in this paper.
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