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Nature, scope and objectives of Educational Psychology are determined by the relationship it bears to the aims and standards of Education.The aims and ideals of education are set by philosophy. Educational Psychology helps in realizing these goals and ideals. It helps primarily in answering questions of ‘how’ and ‘when’. How does learning of facts differ from learning of attitudes and purposes? How can appreciations and ideals be best developed? How can prejudices be uprooted? How can a problem be memorized most economically? How-should a child begin learning to read? Psychology can help us answer these questions.Fundamental aim of educational psychology is to help the student of education and the teacher in understanding human nature so that he may be able to motivate and direct the learning and growth and conduct.…

The slogan of modernisation is now echoing around the world. Though used frequently both in the current literature and in speech making the term ‘modernisation’ has acquired different meanings.The economists use this term simply as another word for economic growth to be achieved mostly through man’s application of technologies to the control of natural resources. ADVERTISEMENTS: The political scientists look at modernisation as the process of government building. They are interested how governments increase their capacity to innovate change and cope with social conflict.The psychologists would emphasise self- reliance and achievement motivation essential to modernity. Image Source: upload.wikimedia.orgTo the common man industrialization and automation symbolise modernisation. In machine he sees, on the one hand, increased production resulting in better comfort and higher standard of living and, on the other hand,…