Psychology of Learning and Human Development

About the Book

This book “Psychology of Learning and Human Development” provides an exceptional treatment to information on teaching/learning. It is planned to satisfy the overall academic and research needs of students of Educational Psychology in Indian Universities, with special attention to fulfill the specific need of students of Teacher Education. The book provides a comprehensive survey of topics and guides students on how to view and compare concepts and theories, and ways this information may be applied in the classroom. Inclusion of several latest theories, research findings, and challenging application-oriented unit end activities are added attractions.

About the Author

Nirmala, J. received her doctorate degree from the University of Madras, Chennai. Dr. Nirmala’s educational journey traverses across areas such as economics, psychology, education and guidance and counseling. She has a background in teaching at primary, secondary, and tertiary levels and in leadership roles relating to curriculum building in educational psychology, child psychology, cognitive psychology, and guidance and counseling. She taught in many universities in Tamil Nadu and also at Eritrea, a northeast African country. At Eritrean Institute of Technology she was the head of the Department of Educational Psychology and was the Academic dean in-charge of College of Education. Dr. Nirmala is known for her lively, conversational way of presenting psychological concepts to lay audiences. She has extensive experience in designing and customizing training modules. She conducted training programs for students, teachers, parents, industrial employees, and NGO’s and organized national level and state level seminars and workshops. Presented research papers in various National and International Conferences. At present she is teaching at Stella Matutina College of Education and is the coordinator of Internal Quality Assurance Cell, Guidance and Counseling Cell.