Educ 214: Educational Psychology Question Paper
Educ 214: Educational Psychology
Course:Education
Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers
Exam Year:2013
KENYA METHODIST UNIVERSITY
END OF 2''ND ''TRIMESTER 2013 (SB) EXAMINATION
FACULTY : EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT : EDUCATION
UNIT CODE : EDUC 214
UNIT TITLE : EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
TIME : 2 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS
Answer question one and any other two questions
Question One
Explain the relationship between education and psychology.
(4 Marks)
State and explain any four importance of educational psychology to education.
(8 Marks)
Identify and explain any four branches/fields of psychology.
(8 Marks)
Question Two
Explain the term "effective teaching and learning."
(2 Marks)
State and explain nine key factors that influence student’s achievement leading to effective learning.
(18 Marks)
Question Three
Differentiate between the learner, learning process and the learning situation.
(6 Marks)
Explain the term ’learning’ and state three characteristics of learning.
(4 Marks)
Explain the following phases/stages of the learning process according to the cognitive school of thought
(10 Marks)
Attention
Perception
Acquisition
Retention
Transfer
Question Four
Differentiate between classical conditioning and operant conditioning and explain how learning occurs by the two conditioning.
(10 Marks)
State and explain five motivational strategies in the classroom.
(10 Marks)
Question Five
Analyze Erik Erikson’s psycho-social stages of development.
(12 Marks)
State two educational implications for each stage identified.
(8 Marks)
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