KENYA METHODIST UNIVERSITY

END OF 1ST TRIMESTER 2016 (SB) EXAMINATION

SCHOOL : EDUCATION, ARTS AND SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT : EDUCATION
COURSE CODE : EDUC 214
COURSE TITLE : EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
TIME : 2 HOUR

INSTRUCTIONS

 Answer any three questions

Question One

a) Explain the following concepts according to Cognitive Theory by Piaget.

i) Schema
ii) Assimilation
iii) Accomodation
iv) Organisation
v) Adolescent egocentrism (10 Mks)

b) State and explain the rationale for the knowledge of human growth and
development by a teacher. (10 Mks)

Question Two

a) Describe five areas of psychology whose principles are applied in

Educational Psychology. (10 Mks)

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b) Giving relevant examples, differentiate between maturation, imprinting and
habituation. (10 Mks)
Question Three

a) Describe the major concepts of Skinner’s Behavioural Learning Theory of

Operant Conditioning, stating its implications in learning/teaching
environment. (10 Mks)

b) Explain the tyupes of thinking, stating how a teacher can improve the
learners’ thinking. (10 Mks)

Question Four

a) Explain the following types of memory stating why people forget.

i) Sensory memory
ii) Short-term memory
iii) Long-term memory (10 Mks)

b) Discuss the motivational strategies that a teacher can use in classroom

(10 Mks)

Question Five

a) Describe the following concepts of Bandura’s Social Learning Theory citing

its implications in a learning situation:
i) Observational learning
ii) Outcome expectancy
iii) Modelling
iv) Self-efficacy (10mks)

b) Discuss how culture influences learning. (10 mks)

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