Chapter I Educational Psychology. Introduction o 1.1 What is educational Psychology? An academic definition would perhaps say that educational psychology is the study of learners, learning, and teaching. o Educational psychologists carry out research on the nature of students, principles of learning, and methods of teaching, to give educators the information they need to think critically about their craft and to make teaching decisions that will work for their studentsChapter l Educational Psycho1ogy: Introduction ⚫ 1.1 What is educational Psychology? ⚫ An academic definition would perhaps say that educational psychology is the study of learners, learning, and teaching. ⚫ Educational psychologists carry out research on the nature of students, principles of learning, and methods of teaching, to give educators the information they need to think critically about their craft and to make teaching decisions that will work for their students