Educational Psychology

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This paper discusses the major educational psychology concerns for both elementary education and adult education such as intelligence, expectations, attitude, goals, motivation and stress. The paper states that educational psychology is a very valuable tool in any classroom, and specifically in the adult classroom. The author believes that educational psychology should be developed differently when considering adults because adult students have different needs than children.

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Introduction: The Nature of Educational Psychology
Intelligence
Adult Learning
Goals and Motivation
Expectations and Roles
Stress
Conclusion

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"Stress is part of daily life for every person on the planet. This is also true in the classroom for teachers and students alike. Stress may be experienced in either a positive or negative way, and has a profound effect on performance and attitude. Teachers may experience negative stress for example when students appear unresponsive to teaching strategies, and/or fail to live up to expectation. This stress may then communicate itself to the students and degenerate into a cycle where the students perform poorly because that is what is expected of them. Furthermore, students, especially in the adult classroom, may experience stress because of pressure from the workplace to perform better, while having to spend extra time on their studies."

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