M.Ed. DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2017.
First Semester
Paper III PERSPECTIVES OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
2 40113 A
Time 3 Hours Max. Marks 70
SECTION — A
Answer any SIX of the following questions. 5 30 Marks)
All questions carry equal marks.
1. State the relation between Education and Psychology.
2. Enlist the merits and demerits of case study.
3. What do you mean by current concerns in educational psychology?
4. Find the difference between learning and development.
5. State the use of diagnostic tests in learning.
6. How does learning occur according to the theory of constructivism?
7. What are the uses of self-learning?
8. Analyze in brief the stages of Piaget's cognitive development?
9. Bring out the principles of assessment of learning.
10. What are the functions of sociometry?
SECTION — B
Answer ALL the questions observing interval choice.
10 40 Marks)
Each question carries 10 marks.
11. Discuss the need and significance of educational psychology and outline its
various methods with special emphasis on the drawbacks and limitations of
introspection method.
Or
Critically analyze the trends and developments in educational psychology in
the Indian perspective with relevant illustrations.

12. What are the goals of Diagnostic tests? Explain the application and use of
various diagnostic tests for measuring student's strengths and weaknesses in
learning with examples.
Or
How do you see the cultural differences in the classroom and explain what is
culturally relevant pedagogy with examples?
13. What arc the similarities and differences between Piaget's and Vygotsky's
ideas about cognitive development?
Or
What are the key factors in motivation according to a behavioral view point
and how does self determination affect motivation?
14. What are two kinds of classroom assessment and explain how teachers and
students can make effective use of the information generated by each type of
test?
Or
Define Intelligence. How is intelligence measured and what does all IQ score
mean?
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