What is the primary aim of Educational Psychology...?

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To contribute to as understanding of sound educational practices

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What is the primary aim of Educational Psychology...?

(A) To contribute to as understanding of sound educational practices (B) To provide the academic background essential for effective teaching

(C) To provide a theoretical framework for education research (D) None of these

Behaviourism helped in extending the scope of educational psychology to include the study of animals as a way to learn more about ________...?

(A) Animal nature (B) Human nature

(C) Nature (D) Nature of soul

__________through play is a term used in education and psychology to describe how a child can learn to make sense of the world around them...?

(A) Learning (B) Teaching

(C) Both (D) None of these

Following are the subjects of concern and interest of educational psychologist except...?

(A) The administration (B) The learning process

(C) The learner (D) The teacher

Who is the founding father of Functional Psychology (Functionalism)______________________...?

(A) John Dewey (B) Maria Montessori

(C) Helen Parkhurst (D) Dalton

Who stated, “Educational Psychology deals with the behavior of human beings in educational situations__________”...?

(A) Skinner Charles E. (B) Maslow

(C) Stephen (D) None of the above

Wider use of educational technology is justified by which of the following philosophy___________...?

(A) Idealism (B) Realism

(C) Naturalism (D) None of the above

Who is the writer of the famous book “Educational Psychology____________”...?

(A) Skinner Charles E. (B) Judd

(C) Peel (D) J. S. Brook

The concept of pragmatism in educational philosophy says that education should be about___________...?

(A) obedience (B) virtue

(C) life and growth (D) shaping good citizens

Who’s view about educational psychology is that educational psychology is the study of psychological aspects of educational situations___________...?

(A) Wilhelm Wundt (B) Trow

(C) Abraham Lincoln (D) John Dewey

Who presented the Pragmatic Educational Philosophy by using it as the foundation for children’s learning activities and projects________________________...?

(A) John Dewey (B) J. J. Rousseau

(C) Helen Parkhurst (D) Maria Montessori

What is the primary objective of educational policy analysis and development...?

(A) Enhancing teacher salaries (B) Increasing administrator tasks

(C) Improving educational out comes equity (D) Reducing student enrolment

As an academic discipline Educational Psychology covers which of the following investigations____________...?

(A) General principles & theory (B) Human behavior

(C) Facts & information (D) All of the above

These are the purposes for which the principles of child study are used in educational psychology...?

(A) Educational objectives (B) National objectives

(C) Psychological objectives (D) None of these

Who is often referred to as the Father of Educational Psychology...?

(A) Edward Thorndike (B) B.F.Skinner

(C) Jean Piaget (D) None of these

Who defined Educational psychology in these words: “Educational Psychology is a study of teaching and learning__________”...?

(A) Ibn-e-Khaldun (B) James Ross

(C) Charles E. Skinner (D) None

___________pedagogy is an experimental branch of educational psychology, and it draws a large part of its arsenal of methods from the older science...?

(A) experimental pedagogy (B) Congnitive pedagogy

(C) Integrative pedagogy (D) None of these

The person who has worked as an educational psychologist is called a/an__________...?

(A) Psychologist (B) Applied Psychologist

(C) General psychologist (D) None of the following

According to the National Education Policy 2009,the official age group above primary education shall be change _________...?

(A) Annually (B) Accordingly

(C) Manually (D) None of these

The subject matter of educational psychology is inferred from...?

(A) Problems being faced by parents (B) Problems being faced by educational administrators

(C) Problems being faced by textbooks writers (D) Problems being faced by classroom teacher in the classrooms

What school of thought in educational psychology that was against Structuralism_________...?

(A) Functionalism (B) Gestalt theory

(C) Psychologanalsis (D) None of these

What does the 'zone proximal development (ZPD) signify in educational psychology...?

(A) The period in which learning is more effective (B) The level of anxiety experienced during learning

(C) The difference between a student’s actual and potential ability (D) The range of subjects a student can learn independently

“Educational Psychology is the systematic study of the educational growth and development of a child”, who defined Educational psychology in these words__________...?

(A) Stephen (B) Skinner

(C) Pestalozzi (D) Rousseau

Ibn-e-Khaldun said, primary education should be given in which language________________________...?

(A) Foreign tongue (B) Mother tongue

(C) Second tongue (D) Scientific tongue

What were the primary aims of education of Mohammadan Educational Conference___________...?

(A) Promotion of Western Sciences (B) Improvement of Educational conditions of the Muslims of the Subcontinent

(C) Reformations in the religious education (D) All of these

The teaching of Quran and Hadith, Tafsir-e-Quran, Usul-e-Din etc are the primary aims of which education system___________________________...?

(A) Greece (B) Eastern

(C) Christian (D) Islamic

(A) To contribute to as understanding of sound educational practices

(B) To provide the academic background essential for effective teaching

(C) To provide a theoretical framework for education research

(D) None of these

(A) Animal nature

(B) Human nature

(C) Nature

(D) Nature of soul

(A) Learning

(B) Teaching

(C) Both

(D) None of these

(A) The administration

(B) The learning process

(C) The learner

(D) The teacher

(A) John Dewey

(B) Maria Montessori

(C) Helen Parkhurst

(D) Dalton

(A) Skinner Charles E.

(B) Maslow

(C) Stephen

(D) None of the above

(A) Idealism

(B) Realism

(C) Naturalism

(D) None of the above

(A) Skinner Charles E.

(B) Judd

(C) Peel

(D) J. S. Brook

(A) obedience

(B) virtue

(C) life and growth

(D) shaping good citizens

(A) Wilhelm Wundt

(B) Trow

(C) Abraham Lincoln

(D) John Dewey

(A) John Dewey

(B) J. J. Rousseau

(C) Helen Parkhurst

(D) Maria Montessori

(A) Enhancing teacher salaries

(B) Increasing administrator tasks

(C) Improving educational out comes equity

(D) Reducing student enrolment

(A) General principles & theory

(B) Human behavior

(C) Facts & information

(D) All of the above

(A) Educational objectives

(B) National objectives

(C) Psychological objectives

(D) None of these

(A) Edward Thorndike

(B) B.F.Skinner

(C) Jean Piaget

(D) None of these

(A) Ibn-e-Khaldun

(B) James Ross

(C) Charles E. Skinner

(D) None

(A) experimental pedagogy

(B) Congnitive pedagogy

(C) Integrative pedagogy

(D) None of these

(A) Psychologist

(B) Applied Psychologist

(C) General psychologist

(D) None of the following

(A) Annually

(B) Accordingly

(C) Manually

(D) None of these

(A) Problems being faced by parents

(B) Problems being faced by educational administrators

(C) Problems being faced by textbooks writers

(D) Problems being faced by classroom teacher in the classrooms

(A) Functionalism

(B) Gestalt theory

(C) Psychologanalsis

(D) None of these

(A) The period in which learning is more effective

(B) The level of anxiety experienced during learning

(C) The difference between a student’s actual and potential ability

(D) The range of subjects a student can learn independently

(A) Stephen

(B) Skinner

(C) Pestalozzi

(D) Rousseau

(A) Foreign tongue

(B) Mother tongue

(C) Second tongue

(D) Scientific tongue

(A) Promotion of Western Sciences

(B) Improvement of Educational conditions of the Muslims of the Subcontinent

(C) Reformations in the religious education

(D) All of these

(A) Greece

(B) Eastern

(C) Christian

(D) Islamic

(A) Skinner Charles. E

(B) Crow and Crow

(C) Walter Scott

(D) None of these

(A) Use of motivation techniques in the class

(B) Construction of measuring instruments for evaluation of instructional outcomes

(C) Comparison of performance of two different classes or schools

(D) Selection of suitable teaching strategies

(A) F. Froebel

(B) John Dewey

(C) Pestalozzi

(D) Plato

(A) Social, individual

(B) Abnormal

(C) Genetic

(D) All of these

(A) Ibn-e-Khaldun

(B) Gates

(C) Horace Mann

(D) Aristotle

(A) Obedience

(B) Virtue

(C) Life and growth

(D) Shaping good citizens

(A) Nurturing creativity and artistic expression

(B) Embracing uncertainty and personal responsibility

(C) Emphasizing the role of society and culture

(D) Developing individual character and morals

(A) Helen Parkhurst

(B) Walt Whitman

(C) Abraham Lincoln

(D) John Dewey

(A) Soul

(B) Mind

(C) Body

(D) All of these