Designed as an undergraduate textbook for students offering courses in Educational Psychology, this well-organized study gives a detailed description of key concepts such as learning, intelligence and personality and various contemporary theories governing these. The significance of educational and vocational guidance, particularly of exceptional children, is clearly and forcefully brought out. The text is well illustrated with diagrams to elucidate the concepts discussed.
· The book is child centred and practical in its approach and views Educational Psychology from the standpoint of actual problems faced by classroom teachers.· A chapter is devoted to elementary statistics.· Importance of guidance and counselling services is clearly brought out.· One full chapter is set apart for a discussion on guidance of exceptional children.