Principles of evolutionary educational psychology |
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| Authors: | David C Geary |
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| Institution: | Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri at Columbia, 210 McAlester Hall, Columbia, MO 65211-2500, USA |
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| Abstract: | Evolutionary educational psychology is the study of the relation between evolved systems of folk knowledge and inferential and attributional biases as these relate to academic learning in modern society. Following discussion and illustration of the mechanisms of natural selection and their application to human motivational, cognitive, and behavioral evolution, the basic premises and principles of evolutionary educational psychology are outlined. The gist is that the evolved cognitive systems and inferential biases that define folk knowledge are not sufficient for academic learning, but, at the same time, are the foundation from which academic competencies are built. A theoretical frame outlining the relation between folk knowledge and academic development is proposed and implications for motivational issues and instructional practices are detailed. |
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| Keywords: | Evolution Cognition Folk knowledge Academic learning Educational psychology |
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