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教育心理学 (きょういくしんりがく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

教きょう育いく心しん理り学がく

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Meanings

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noun

educational psychology

Academic field studying learning, teaching, and psychological processes in educational settings.

彼かの女じょは大だい学がくで教きょう育いく心しん理り学がくを専せん攻こうしている。
She is majoring in educational psychology at university.
教きょう育いく心しん理り学がくの

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導どう

法ほう

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Findings from educational psychology help develop effective teaching methods.

Kanji

教teach, faith, doctrine
育bring up, grow up, raise
心heart, mind, spirit
理logic, arrangement, reason
学study, learning, science

Similar words

発はっ達たつ心しん理り学がく
Developmental psychology focuses on psychological growth across the lifespan, while educational psychology specifically addresses learning and teaching contexts.
臨りん床しょう心しん理り学がく
Clinical psychology deals with mental health assessment and treatment, whereas educational psychology is centered on educational processes and interventions.

Etymology

Compound of 教育 (きょういく, 'education') and 心理学 (しんりがく, 'psychology'), a direct translation of the English term 'educational psychology'.