Editing Educational psychology (section)

====Johann Herbart====

[[Johann Herbart]] (1776–1841) is considered the father of educational [[psychology]].<ref name=hergenhahn>Hergenhahn, B.R. (2009). An introduction to the history of psychology. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.</ref> He believed that [[learning]] was influenced by interest in the subject and the teacher.<ref name="hergenhahn"/> He thought that teachers should consider the students' existing mental sets—what they already know—when presenting new information or material.<ref name="hergenhahn"/> Herbart came up with what are now known as the formal steps. The 5 steps that teachers should use are:

# Review material that has already been learned by the student<ref name="hergenhahn"/>
# Prepare the student for new material by giving them an overview of what they are learning next<ref name="hergenhahn"/>
# Present the new material.<ref name="hergenhahn"/>
# Relate the new material to the old material that has already been learned.<ref name="hergenhahn"/>
# Show how the student can apply the new material and show the material they will learn next.<ref name="hergenhahn"/>