Edu 121: Education Psychology Question Paper
Edu 121: Education Psychology
Course:Bachelor Of Education
Institution: The Presbyterian University Of East Africa question papers
Exam Year:2014
THE PRESBYTERIAN UNIVERSITY OF EAST AFRICA
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
END OF SEMESTER EXAMINATION
EDU 121: EDUCATION PSYCHOLOGY
CAMPUS: KIKUYU DATE: 19th APRIL 2014 TIME:
Instructions Answer Question One and Any Other Two
Q. 1a) Define the following terms:
i) Education
ii) Educational Psychology (4marks)
b) Discuss the principal functions of education psychology (6 marks)
c) Discuss three focal areas/elements of educational psychology (6 marks)
d) A person may be good in scholarship but may not necessarily be a good teacher. Clearly
explain this statement (4 arks)
Q.2 a) Define the term learning (3 marks)
b) State the five types of learning (5 marks)
c) Clearly explain how you can apply operant conditioning in the teaching situation
(12 marks)
Q. 3 Giving clear examples discuss the use of extrinsic and intrinsic motivation (20 marks)
Q. 4 a) Discuss how the teacher and the learning environment factors can either promote or
Hinder learning (10 marks)
b) Describe any five reasons that contribute to learner’s misbehavior in school (10 marks)
Q. 5 Explain with examples why forgetting occurs using the disuse theory and interference
model (20 marks)
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