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Career Details : Educational Psychologists

Description

Investigate processes of learning and teaching and develop psychological principles and techniques applicable to educational problems.

Experience

A minimum of two to four years of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.

Education

Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

Training

Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

Tasks

Conducts experiments to study educational problems, such as motivation, adjustment, teacher training, and individual differences in mental abilities.

Conducts research to aid introduction of programs in schools to meet current psychological, educational, and sociological needs of children.

Interprets and explains test results, in terms of norms, reliability, and validity, to teachers, counselors, students, and other entitled parties.

Plans remedial classes and testing programs designed to meet needs of special students.

Formulates achievement, diagnostic, and predictive tests to aid teachers in planning methods and content of instruction.

Investigates traits, attitudes, and feelings of teachers to predict conditions that affect teacher's mental health and success with students.

Advises teachers and other school personnel on methods to enhance school and classroom atmosphere to maximize student learning and motivation.

Evaluates needs, limitations, and potentials of child, through observation, review of school records, and consultation with parents and school personnel.

Analyzes characteristics and adjustment needs of students having various mental abilities and recommends educational program to promote maximum adjustment.

Refers individuals to community agencies to obtain medical, vocational, or social services for child or family.

Advises school board, superintendent, administrative committees, and parent-teacher groups regarding provision of psychological services within educational system or school.

Counsels pupils individually and in groups to assist pupils to achieve personal, social, and emotional adjustment.

Recommends placement of students in classes and treatment programs based on individual needs.

Collaborates with education specialists in developing curriculum content and methods of organizing and conducting classroom work.

Administers standardized tests to evaluate intelligence, achievement, and personality and to diagnose disabilities and difficulties among students.

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Important Abilities

General Work Activities

Important Skills

Frequent Work Context

Job-Required Social Interaction
Consequence of Error
Importance of Being Sure All Is Done
Objective or Subjective Information
Frustrating Circumstances

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Applied Behavioral Sciences
Applied Psychology
Applied/Clinical Psychology
Artificial Intelligence/Cognitive Science
Behavioral Science
Behavioral Sciences
Behavioral/Emotional Disturbances
Behavioral/Social Sciences
Biology/Psychology
Brain/Cognitive Science
Brain/Cognitive Sciences
Business Administration/Behavioral Science
Business Psychology
Career Development/Community Counseling
Clinical Developmental Psychology
Clinical Psychology
Clinical/Community Psychology
Clinical/School Psychology
Cognitive Psychology
Cognitive Psychology/Psycholinguistics
Cognitive Science
Cognitive Science Studies
Cognitive Sciences
Cognitive Studies
Cognitive/Developmental Psychology
Community Psychology
Computer Science/Psychology
Conflict Transformation
Counseling Adolescents/Adults
Counseling Children/Adolescents
Counseling Psychology
Counseling Psychology/Human Services
Counseling/Clinical Psychology
Counseling/Educational Psychology
Counseling/Psychological Services
Dispute Resolution
Education Psychology
Education Psychology/School Psychology
Education/Psychology
Educational Counseling
Educational Psychology
Educational Psychology/Human Learning
Elementary Education/Psychology
General/Experimental Psychology
Health Psychology
Health Science Education/Evaluation
Higher Education Counseling
Human Development Counseling
Human Learning/Development
Human Relations
Human Relations/Business
Industrial Organizational Psychology
Industrial Psychology
Industrial Relations
Industrial/Labor Relations
Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Labor/Industrial Relations
Learning Processes
Linguistics/Cognitive Science
Management/Psychology/Management Science
Marital/Family Therapy
Marriage/Family/Child Counseling
Organization Change
Philosophy/Psychology
Pre-school Education
Psychological Counseling
Psychology
Psychology for Business
Psychology in Education
Psychology/Biology
Psychology/Clinical Practice
Psychology/Education
Psychology/Human Services
Psychology/Personnel/Human Resources Management
Psychology/Physical Therapy
Psychology/Religion
Psychology/Research
Psychology/Sociology
Psychology/Sociology/Anthropology
Psychology/Special Education
School Psychologist
School Psychology
School/Community Psychology
Social Psychology
Social Relations
Social/Organizational Psychology
Sociology/Human Relations
Sociology/Psychology
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Student Affairs in Higher Education
Student Development
Theology/Psychology

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