A Theoretical Study of the Dual Aspects of Educational Psychology : Disparity between Theory and Practice

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to bring a little light to a very important problem in Educational Psychology which deserves attention today. The problem is the existence of disparity in the dual aspects of Educational Psychology, i,e. the abstract and the concrete, aspects of the subject. Though each field depends on the other, we can recognize the opposing forces existing between them. Such forces can be expressed in contrasting words like "alalysis and integration," "conditional evaluation and non-conditional evaluation." It is not simple to make a practical application of the principles propounded by Educational Psychology. We should be cautious of our easy-going attitude, and pay more serious attention to the problems which exist between theory and practice in Education.