johann herbart was known as the father of educational psychology.
who is known as father of educational psychology?
johann herbart
johann herbart (1776–1841) is considered the father of educational psychology. he believed that learning was influenced by interest in the subject and the teacher. he thought that teachers should consider the students' existing mental sets—what they already know—when presenting new information or material. herbart came up with what are now known as the formal steps. the 5 steps that teachers should use are:





























bullet::::1. review material that has already been learned by the student





























bullet::::2. prepare the student for new material by giving them an overview of what they are learning next





























bullet::::3. present the new material.
educational psychology
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educational psychology review is a peer reviewed academic journal on the topic of educational psychology started in 1989, published by springer science+business media. between 1999 and 2014, its highest impact factor was 2.83 in 2013, with 2017 impact factor of 4.797 (journal rank is #1 out of 59 journals in the educational psychology category). its editor in chief is fred paas (erasmus university rotterdam and university of wollongong).





























it is considered one of the "big five" educational psychology journals (along with "cognition and instruction", "journal of educational psychology", "educational psychologist", and "contemporary educational psychology").
educational psychology review