Educ 214: Educational Psychology Question Paper
Educ 214: Educational Psychology
Course:Education
Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers
Exam Year:2010
FACULTY : EDUCATION & SOCIAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT : EDUCATION AND PREUNIVERSITY
TIME : 2 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS Answer Question ONE and any Other TWO Questions
Question 1
a) Define the following terms:
i) Education (2marks)
ii) Education Psychology (2marks)
b) Discuss four ways in which effective teachers develop the student`s ability to think (8marks) c) Describe five social factors that influence an individual`s personality (8marks)
Question 2
a) Describe what you understand by the term ‘conditioning’ and how you can apply classical conditioning to classroom teaching (10marks)
b) Using ideas from operant conditioning, discuss five ways you would use behavior contingencies and how these would influence behavior (10marks)
Question 3
Using relevant examples from your practice, discuss how operant conditioning would work for students (20marks)
Question 4
a) Describe how social learning theory by Albert Bandura influence behavior (10marks)
b) Discuss the role or observational learning in teaching (10marks)
Question 5
a) Define the term ‘motivation’ (2marks)
b) Differentiate the two types of motivation and discuss ways how this can be applied in a school setting to improve on education. (10marks)
c) Giving relevant examples, discuss four functions of motivation (8marks)
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