Educational Psychology PDE706
2019 (Q5) Discuss the FIVE (5) Scopes of Educational Psychology | Educational Psychology PDE706
See Year 2013 Q3
Scopes of Educational Psychology
1. Learning and instruction: Educational psychology is concerned with the general nature of the learning process and the factors that affect learning.
2. Human growth and development: In order to get people to learn, we have to understand their capabilities, what they already know and how they think.
3. Psychological measurement: Educational psychology is interested in measuring those psychological characteristics on which individuals differ e.g. intelligence, learning ability, and aptitude.
4. Personality adjustment: Educational psychology is interested in how people develop and maintain healthy personalities and attitudes, especially students and teachers.
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2019 (Q6 A) Define motivation | Educational Psychology PDE706
See Year 2015 Q5a, Year 2014 Q5a
Motivation is defined as any factor (such as biological, emotional, cognitive or social force) that activates a behavior, either negative or positive, in humans. In educational system, motivation is used to describe the wants or needs in a student that direct his/her behavior towards learning.
The types of motivation frequently defined are intrinsic and extrinsic.
2017 (Q1 A) Define Educational Psychology (5 marks) |
Educational Psychology PDE706
Psychology is the scientific study of human behaviour and thought processes.
Therefore, educational psychology can be defined as a branch of psychology that is concerned with the learner, learning and instructional processes and the different conditions of learning (PDE 706 P6)
2015 (Q5 B) Discuss five (5) ways of motivating learners in the classroom. (20 marks) |
Educational Psychology PDE706
Ways to foster motivation in the classroom
a) Identify growth choices
b) Create an esteem around them and let them realize that they are the potential leaders of our country
c) Provide incentives for learning
d) Encourage learning for its own sake
e) State the goals and objectives for learning
f) Provide safety
g) Give them sense of belonging and love
h) Reward positive behaviour and punish negative ones
i) Praise students in ways big and small. But lavish praise does no-one any good.
j) Track improvement and reinforce
k) Spread excitement like virus.
2014 (Q1 A) How would you define ‘Psychology’ and ‘Psychology of Education? (10 marks) |
Educational Psychology PDE706
Psychology is the scientific study of human behaviour and thought processes.
Therefore, educational psychology can be defined as a branch of psychology that is concerned with the learner, learning and instructional processes and the different conditions of learning.
2013 (Q2 A) Discuss the stages of Human Memory System (HMS) (10 marks)
The stages involved in the memory process are encoding, consolidation, storage and retrieval.
Stages or components of the memory system
1. Encoding: It is the transformation of physical energy from the environment to a form that is suitable for memory storage.
2. Consolidation: It may be considered as part of the encoding stage, or storage stage or a memory state in its own right. It consists of processes that stabilise the memory trace after initial acquisition.
3. Storage: It refers to the maintenance of information over time.
4. Retrieval: It is the utilisation of information in storage. It involves active search for stored material. (PDE 706 P120)
2012 (Q1 B) Examine and discuss the role of educational psychology in the school.
Relevance of educational psychology to the teacher.
1. It helps teachers to understand individual differences amongst students and cater for them accordingly.
2. It helps teachers understand methods of diagnosing learning difficulties.
3. It helps teachers improve on his administrative skills
4. It helps teachers understand the principles behind various teaching methods and when to use each.
5. It helps teachers understand measurement of learning outcomes using various assessment methods.
6. He/she should understand the nature of learning and those conditions that make learning very effective. (PDE 706 P130).
2011 (Q5) What is learning environment? Explain the role of the teacher in facilitating a conducive learning environment as a necessary condition for effective learning.
Learning environment is a physical space that provides the conditions for directed attention and deliberate effort for learning to occur.
Role of a teacher
He is a mediator in learning, that is, one who assists the learner to search for and utilize the information in ways which bring about observable benefits both to him and the larger society.
He provides leadership in the quest for knowing.
He/she should encourage the learner to develop the ability to ask questions.
He/she should understand the nature of learning and those conditions that make learning very effective.
(PDE 706 P127, P130).