Psychological Foundation of Education

Understanding of Psychological Foundation

Understanding of learners, primarily related to the psychological aspects, is one key to educational success. Therefore, the results of psychological studies and the discovery of much needed application in the field of education, especially knowledge about personal aspects, sequence, characteristic growth in every aspect, and the concept of the best ways to develop it. So it is with students who have talents, abilities, interests, strengths and developments to differ between individuals with one another. As implikasinta, education is not possible to treat every student the same. To that end, the preparation of the curriculum needs to be careful in setting up a program.

Contribution of Education to Development

Contibution education to development, can be seen from various aspects, including:

1. In terms of Education Goals

Education is a conscious effort aimed at learners in order to become a man of strong personality and high moral standing and intact. So the goal of education is the realization of human image image of man who can be a human resource development.

Capitalism Inside Educational System

It's common knowledge if education is now very expensive. Well like the books, the poor are prohibited from school! Concern, but that's the reality. Kindergarten alone could reach hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars, not to mention if entered elementary school and junior-high school favorite university. If counted, a person who entered kindergarten to favorites university will spend 100 million more. Wow!

Title... Less World of Meaning

Once again, Indonesia faced in the case that tarnished the name of education. Case of

selling is practiced by IMGI title. How to obtain this degree is very easy, you just put up 10-25 million, and you can title you want .. Just choose ... whether S1, S2, or S3 .... totally crazy! Most people will value a degree intoxicated intoxicating. And not half-hearted ever buy title of this IMGI ... about 5000 people.

Teacher, A Forgotten Figure

Indonesian education has always ranted about the new curriculum ... which he says is more okay lah, better targeted, more westernized ... or whatever. Clearly, the education minister tried to exist with trying out a new education formula by changing the curriculum.

Behind curriculum changes constantly, sometimes we do not ngeh what it means, there are elements that really forgotten ... That is the teacher! Yes, teachers in Indonesia, only 60% are worth teaching ... the rest, still need improvement. Why did it happen? None other than lack of skill training, lack of guidance to the new curriculum, and lack of salary. There are many part-time teachers who smoke care about flared continuously on his home kitchen.

Model of Cognitive Development

Developmental theory has little more give guidance to all stakeholders of education, especially education practitioners, on the development of a person through which students and every student is different in terms of cognitive development that is likely influenced by factors such as their internal and external talent, environment, food, intelligence, and so on.

Cognitive is one realm in educational taxonomy. In general, cognitive intellectual potential is defined which consists of four stages: knowledge (knowledge), understanding (comprehention), the application (the Application), analysis (analysis), synthesis (sinthesis), evaluation (evaluation). Significant cognitive issues related to the ability to develop reasoning skills (intellect).

Metacognition

Significance Discussing Metacognition
Participant education process enables learners to increase awareness of what they have learned. Student learning outcomes can be said to be qualified if the students are able to consciously control the cognitive processes and sustainable impact on improving metacognitive skills. Government always update the curriculum in order to improve the quality of education and upbringing in Indonesia participants also include in it is to improve the ability of learners. Repair-ability learners performed by increasing the quantity and quality of teachers and teaching materials preparation, but discipline problems that empowers participants metacognitive ability has not been revealed.