Mayer, R. E. (2001). What good is educational psychology? The case of cognition and instruction. Educational Psychology, 36(2), 83-88.



In general this article talked about the history of both education in relation to psychology and psychology in relation education. Mayer talked about the previous theorys about how students learn based on studies done through psychology and how they have affected education and visa versa. He also talked about different learning strategies. For example, rehearsal strategies to learn letter and what they sound like.

Before i read this article i wasn't sure how psychology and education could relate and benefit each other. After reading this article i see exactly how they fit together. I feel that some of the stratrgies that he talks about could really have that effect on students. It got me thinking about other programs that could be started to help with other struggles that students have.