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                     Classroom Assessment Edu 405 Solved final Past Paper 

Define link and loop in assessment
.
Assessment is not an isolated concept; it is always linked to some other things as well.

What is a loop? A loop is defined as a process which is connected to its beginning. A system is said to perform closed-loop processing if the system feeds information back into itself

Assessment is also done in a loop such as, a system that keeps informing the beginning means that some change is to be made there and then the cycle starts. See the image below:
Give example of mode
What is Mode?
The mode is the value which appears the most often in the data. It is possible to have more than one mode if there is more than one value which appears more than others.
For instance:
2,15,6,8,4,6,10,3,6,13,6,11,6
Mode: 6
The data values: 2,2,3,5,5,7,8

            The values which appear most often are 2 and 5.
They both appear more time than any of the other data values.
What is standard deviation
A quantity expressing how much the members of a group differs from the mean value for the group. It can be interpreted as an individual value compared with the mean
How assessment guide teacher in learning
Assessment guides teachers as well about their teaching materials and techniques.
If learners have a picture about learning quality, teachers can also have an idea how they have performed as teachers
Types of bias
What is Bias?
- Inclination for or prejudice against one person or group, especially in a way that is considered to be unfair; systematic unfair treatment of a particular group of individuals.
- There are different types of it:
• Unfairness
• Offensiveness etc.

Write Two types of graph
Line Graphs
Comparing various sets of data can be complicated, but line graphs make it easy. The plotted peaks and dips on the grid allow you to monitor and compare improvement and decline. Line graphs are most often used by scientists, professionals and students.
Topic 255
Bar Graphs
Bar Graphs compare data in a simple format consisting of rectangular bars.
With a few varieties to choose from, settling on the right bar graph might be confusing.
Should you go with a horizontal, vertical, double or group bar graph?
Topic 256
Histograms
Almost similar to Bar graph, a histogram is a graphical representation of the distribution of data.
It is an estimate of the probability distribution of a continuous variable.
Topic 257
Dot Graph



A dot plot is a two- dimensional graphical display. One axis of the dot plot (usually the horizontal) is a scale covering the range of quantitative values to be plotted. The other axis, usually vertical, shows descriptive labels for the data shown there.
Topic 258
Box Graph
A box and whisker plot is a diagram showing statistical distribution of a data set. This plot makes it easy to see how the data is distributed along a number line. It shows five-number summaries:

the smallest observation (sample minimum), lower quartile (Q1), median (Q2), upper (quartile (Q3), and largest observation (sample maximum).
Topic 259
Pie Graphs
Simple to make and simple to understand, a pie chart is a popular form of data comparison, consisting of a circle that is split into parts. They are used to represent categorical data or values of variables.
They are basically circles that are divided into segments or categories.
Percentages are used to compare the segments, with the whole being equal to 100%.
Characteristics of essay type answers
Very common
• Explain in detail, based on the information
• Critical analysis
• Cause/effect
• Compare/contrast

Answers are written according to the general rules of academic writing. Use indications; being each paragraph with a topic sentence; support the topic sentence(s) with reasons and/or examples; use translation words to show logical organization; write a conclusion. Use correct punctuation throughout.
Briefly describe characteristics of short answers
The student needs to give:
• Precise information
• Specific information
• Complete understanding
            • You know
• You understand
• You apply
• You analyses
• You synthesis
• You evaluate

What is knowledge level in bloom taxonomy give one example on your own

recalling the facts, terms, basic concepts and answers.
. Example 1:
Objective: Students should be able to define noun.
Question: What is a noun?
Whn bloom taxonomy is created.
1956 by Dr Benjamin bloom
What is distracter analysis
The best distractor is one that contains the common mistakes that students will make.
In distractor analysis, however, we are no long: interested in how test takers select the correct answer, but how the distracters were able to function effectively by drawing the test takers away from the correct answer
Benefits of rubrics


What is frequency.
The frequency is the number of times each value occurred. For example, if 24 occurs 6 times in some data, its frequency is 6.
What is the definition of graph
A diagram showing the relation between variable quantities, typically of two variables. each measured along one of a pair of axes at right angles

Define medine 
The median is the value that lies in the middle of some score when the score has been arranged.
For instance:
6, 17, 22, 24, 24, 29, 30, 36, 41, 45, 47, 50, 52
Median: 30
Topic 225
Median
(Number of Scores is Odd)
If the number of values is an odd number, simply the middle position score is the median.
The data values:
10, 12, 14,18, 20, 22, 25
Median: 18
Rubrics: A rubric is a scoring tool that teachers use to assess student learning after a lesson.
A rubric usually in the form of a matrix or grid; is a tool used to interpret and grade students’ work against criteria and standards. Rubrics are sometimes called "criteria sheets", “grading schemes", or "scoring guides

Comparison of comprehension and analysis level

Item development
The term item is used as a shorthand for questions on the test. Item development can proceed only when a clearly agreed upon set of objectives is available.
It is advised that an item should measure only a single objective.
Each objective, however, should be measured by one or several items, depending on the test specifications
Importance of instructional strategies
Instructional strategies are chosen to foster students learning towards meeting the objectives

Significance of objective questions

Write with clear terminology.
• Clear statement.
• Avoid confusions.
• Keep each item separate.
• If more options than one are correct, ask for the best answer.
• Complete requirement.
• Correct grammar.
• None of the above’ should not be used as options.
• Bring variety.



How teachers can improve his feedback?

Give comments based upon observable behavior and not assumed motives or intends.
- Give positive comments first in order to give the student confidence and gain his/her attention.
- Emphasize the sharing of information.
- There should be opportunities for both parties to contribute.
- Don’t overload the students.
- Give realistic feedback.

Assessment guide the teacher
            Assessment guides teachers as well about their teaching materials and techniques.
If learners have a picture about learning quality, teachers can also have an idea how they have performed as teachers
Evaluation level
This level refers to making judgments about information validity of ideas or quality of work based on a set of criteria.
Aim &objective
What is an objective?
- A specific result that a person or system aims to achieve within a time frame and with available resources.
- Something that one’s efforts or actions are intended to attain or accomplish; purpose; goal; target; the objective of this lesson; the objective of a seminar; the objective of a fund raising etc.

Importance of assessment
Assessment is related to the targets of learners and tests them about these targets. This way, it helps to mark the position of some learner.
Assessment approaches promote learner engagement and encourage learners to become more independent in their learning
Mean and percentage
These are closer to each other as both refer to probable value. Mean is equal distribution of score.
Whereas percentage refers to value with reference to 100, which is a probable value
Characteristics of yes/no – true /false
Yes/No questions are simply multiple choice questions with two possible responses.
• You know
• You understand
• You apply




Imp of measurement
Measurement: refers to dimensions/quantity/weight. Measurement is normally shown by using numbers. For example, measuring a box, or weighing it. Measurement is always with reference to some scale
Application level
This level refers to applying gained knowledge to actual situations
Item format
          The format of the item necessarily proceeds from the test blueprint. The blueprint indicates           the kinds of skills and the balance of test content to be measured. The selection of item types and test format should be based on the kinds of skills to be measured and not on some personal like or dislike for a particular item format.

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                            Classroom Management Solved past final Papers Edu 305
Total Questions: 35
Mcq's 30
Short Question of 2 marks: 5
Short Questions of 3 Marks: 5
Detailed questions of 5 marks: 5
Q: 1 explains intimidation techniques of physical coercion in your own words. 
Some of the intimation techniques used by teachers are:
1.      Threats: A teacher threatens the student with negative consequences on the breach of acceptable behavior. It is a warning to students to act responsibly.
2.      Sarcasm: It is a negative approach used by a teacher to demean a student. A student is looked down upon and despised through cynical and ironic remarks for not maintaining appropriate behavior in classroom.
3.      Ridicule: A students is mocked at by the teacher as a way to make him/her embarrassed at the onset of a negative behaviour.
4.      Disapproval: Misbehavior is overtly disapproved by the teacher verbally and through the use of negative undertones.
5.      Psychological coercion: A teacher uses an oppressive strategy to control misbehavior. This may include emotional outburst by the teacher and giving mental distress to make a student comply with authority.
Physical force: A teacher physically abuses a student for failure to comply with appropriate behaviour patterns. Although corporal punishment is banned in schools, some schools do resort to physical force as a way to address management issues
Q: 2 How does development of self-efficacy and empathy enhance student success inclassroom?
Performance accomplishments
-          The manner in which accomplishments are received has an influence on an individual’s self-efficacy, expectations and actions.
-          In the classroom, for example, poor grades and other negative assessments of ability can lower self-efficacy beliefs.
Vicarious learning
1.      Beliefs are often required through observation and interpretation.
2.      In observing the modeling behavior of others, the learner is able to reflect on past experiences with such behavior and make meaning of its relevance in a new situation.
Topic: 154 - Development of self-efficacy 2
Verbal persuasion
1.      Beliefs about self are influenced by the message conveyed by others. Encouragement supports self-efficacy, criticism hampers it.
2.      Family, teachers and friends all play a significant role in verbal persuasion about appropriate behaviors.
Physical/Affective Status
1.      Stress and anxiety have a negative effect on self-efficacy as well as learning.
2.      “The brain learns optimally when appropriately challenged but downshifts under perceived threats”.
It functions best in a supportive environment
Q: 3 How can principals assist teachers in improving their classroom management skills?


Q: 4 On what issue parents must agree if they are manage their children’s behavior?


Q: 5 what does the term social competence means?
Social competence is the ability to act in a caring and helpful manner towards others.

Q: 6 identify some of the behaviors of students that need counseling services in schools?
a)      Aggressive behavior
b)      Bullyism
c)      Criminal behavior
d)     Sadistic behavior
e)      extreme shyness
f)       lack of self-efficacy

Q: 7 explain overlapping as a classroom management strategy.
Overlapping means handling two or more situations or activities simultaneously.
A teacher who can instruct a group of students while responding to student concerns from outside of the group can keep an entire classroom working smoothly
Make eye contact with, move closer to, or stand beside a misbehaving student to deter off task behavior while continuing to direct other activities.
Direct a question to a student who has not been paying attention to regain his/her attention.
Remove an object a student is playing with without interrupting a presentation.

What strategies should be implemented in schools to control violence among students?
1.      Practice for a Crisis
Prepare students and teachers just as they are trained for the eventuality of a fire.  
2.      Train all staff to respond to student aggression:
Precise methods to be used, procedures to be followed, and role-playing should be a part of this training.
Topic: 250 – Planning to Control Violence – 2
3.      Dress Appropriately
Low-heel shoes, proper clothing, and the omission of sharp jewelry and dangling earrings are recommended.
4.      Move items of value out of reach
Topic: 251 – Planning to Control Violence – 3
5.      Establish trust and rapport with students
Although rapport alone will probably not eliminate violent or aggressive acts, it will enhance prevention and intervention procedures.
6.      Remain calm and in control
Act authoritatively as a teacher and remain calm in the wake of an aggressive act by a student.
Topic: 252 – Planning to Control Violence – 4
7.      Define behavioral expectations and apply consequences for rule compliance and noncompliance
Clear identification of rules and other boundaries and consistent application of consequences can help minimize aggressive acts.
8.      Maintain a therapeutic attitude
Therapeutic adults are able to maintain a willingness to understand students and to consider their emotional fragility.

Q: 8 How can preventive discipline be exercised by teacher in the classroom?


Q: 9 What does indirect bullying include?
Indirect bullying involves purposeful actions that lead to social exclusion or damage to a student’s status or reputation in an attempt to get others to not socialize with the victim
Q: 10 What strategies can a teacher use to develop strong social competence among students?
-          Knowledge
-          Skills
-          Attitudes
-          Beliefs
Behaviours by using interactive teaching techniques
Q: 11 write three ways in which the consequences of breaking rules should be clearly specified and communicated to staff, students and parents.
Rules and the consequences of breaking them should be clearly specified and communicated to staff, students and parents by such means as:
-          Newsletters
-          Student assemblies
           Handbooks
Q: 12 How can by bullying stop in classroom. Being a teacher give 5 examples.
Bullying occurs when a person wilfully and repeatedly exercises power over another with hostile or malicious intent. See below the cycle of bullying:
Bullying includes:
-          Insulting
-          Teasing
-          Abusing verbally & physically
-          Threatening
-          Humiliating
-          Harassing

paper 2:
Total Questions: 35
Mcq's 30
Short Question of 2 marks: 5
Short Questions of 3 MArsk: 5
Detailed questions of 5 marks: 5
1.Direct bulling
is used when verbal and physical aggression is used to harm a student.
2.teacher training in classroom discipline?
Training Programmes should include learning activities and practice in the areas of:
-          Organizing the room and materials
-          Developing a workable set of rules and procedures
-          Assuring student accountability
-          Formulating and explaining consequences
-          Planning activities for the first week
-          Maintaining the management system

3.Avoid nice  teacher syndrome?
-          Do not fall into the trap that imprisons many beginning teachers. Avoid the nice teacher syndrome.
-          These teachers want their students to like them and thus give them unnecessary allowance.
-          Thus disruptive behaviour is encouraged and sometimes becomes difficult to handle.

4.setting benchmark for behavior expectation?
Benchmarks
1.      Benchmarking is used to record performance by using a specific indicator.
2.      Benchmarks are specific points of reference connected to levels of performance against which students are monitored.
Development of Benchmarks
Benchmarking can be done for:
a)      Communication with teacher
b)      Communication with peers
c)      Interpersonal relationships
d)     Material safety
e)      Following rules

6.       performance accomplishment?
7.      The manner in which accomplishments are received has an influence on an individual’s self-efficacy, expectations and actions.
8.      In the classroom, for example, poor grades and other negative assessments of ability can lower self-efficacy beliefs.

6.teacher enthusiasm?
Teacher enthusiasm positively affects student behavior and improves students student achievement as well.
1.      Move around the class
2.      Tone the voice
3.      Share and articulate interest in the subject

7. Affective objective in lesson plan?
1.      Behavior modification happens over time
2.      Drastic changes in behaviors are not long lasting
3.      Integrate affective objectives in the lessons
4.      Make students and other stakeholders realize that they are as important as cognitive objectives
5.       Continuous integration will lead to behavior modification

8.What do mean by extrinsic motivation and intrinsic motivation?
Topic: 171 - Intrinsic Motivation:
1.      Intrinsic motivation is a desire to attain targets for the sake of learning.
2.      The urge for a true desire for mastery is driven by intrinsic motivation.
3.      Students are rewarded for showing keen interest in the tasks assigned to them whether they are academic or behavioural in nature.
4.      An intrinsic motivated reward further put faith in students’ ability and reaffirms the displayed behaviour.
Topic: 172 - Extrinsic Motivation:
-          Extrinsic motivation occurs when a student is driven to perform behaviour in order to win a reward or avoid a punishment. For example:
(i)                 You want to put up a good behaviour because of fear of punishment.
(ii)               You want to help others in a classroom to get some defined incentives.
-          Students who must put forth more than the average degree of effort to accomplish a goal often become discouraged and invest less energy in challenging tasks. (Levin, 1994)
-          Rewards can provide temporary incentives to encourage persistence when the natural, invisible rewards of success and mastery are infrequent.

10 process of  EBSS?
1.      Clarify the need for effective behavioural support and establish commitment, including administrative support and participation.
2.      Priority of this should be reflected in the school improvement plan.
3.      Develop a team focus with shared ownership.
Processes of EBSS:
1.      Create a comprehensive system that prevents as well as responds to problem behaviour.
2.      Tie effective behavioural support activities to the school mission.
Develop an action plan establishing staff responsibilities
11. Features of effective behavioral support?
1.      There is total staff commitment to managing behaviour, whatever approach is taken.
2.      There should be clearly defined and communicated expectations and rules.
3.      Have an instructional component for teaching students self control and/or social skill strategies.
Prepare a support plan to address the needs of students with chronic, challenging behaviours
12 How create discipline problem in school?
1.      classroom discipline is not possible without school wide discipline, so it is very important to make classroom management a part of curriculum.

13.What is the role of administrative leadership and discipline?
The principal plays a very important leadership role in establishing school discipline, both by effective administration and by personal example.

Administrative Models:
Principals of well-disciplined students are usually highly visible models.
Principal-Teacher Rapport
-          Teachers’ satisfaction with school discipline policy is related to their relationship with the principal.
-          A principal should be able to create consensus among staff on rules and their enforcement.

14. teacher parent partnership role?
Parents and teachers can engage in:
-          Joint learning activities
-          Supporting each other in their respective roles
-          Carrying out classroom and school improvement activities
-          Conducting collaborative curriculum projects in the classroom
-          Participating together in various decision-making activities
When parents sense an inviting school climate, they emphasize nurturing and supporting behaviours in their interactions with teachers, their participation in the school environment also increases
15.Source of frustration among aggressive student?
Sources of frustration can be:
-          Failure
-          Lack of maintenance of social relationships
-          Boredom
-          Lack of positive reinforcement
-          Irrelevant curriculum
-          Overexposure to punishment
Feelings of powerlessness
paper 3:
1:What is organizer model ?
They include a list of steps to be taken in the lesson, background information, key vocabulary and a statement of outcomes
2: On what issue parents must agree if they are manage their children’s behavior?


3: identify some of the behaviors of students that need counseling services in schools?


4:What strategies should be implemented in schools to control violence among students?
1.      Practice for a Crisis
Prepare students and teachers just as they are trained for the eventuality of a fire.  
2.      Train all staff to respond to student aggression:
Precise methods to be used, procedures to be followed, and role-playing should be a part of this training.
Topic: 250 – Planning to Control Violence – 2
3.      Dress Appropriately
Low-heel shoes, proper clothing, and the omission of sharp jewelry and dangling earrings are recommended.
4.      Move items of value out of reach
Topic: 251 – Planning to Control Violence – 3
5.      Establish trust and rapport with students
Although rapport alone will probably not eliminate violent or aggressive acts, it will enhance prevention and intervention procedures.
6.      Remain calm and in control
Act authoritatively as a teacher and remain calm in the wake of an aggressive act by a student.
Topic: 252 – Planning to Control Violence – 4
7.      Define behavioral expectations and apply consequences for rule compliance and noncompliance
Clear identification of rules and other boundaries and consistent application of consequences can help minimize aggressive acts.

6: Lack of social competence how effect students
Schools are under pressure to create:
-          safe
-          orderly
-          effective learning environments
·         Efforts should be made by schools to create environments where all students acquire social as well as academic skills that will allow them to succeed in school and beyond.
Social skill instruction in schools benefit students not only socially, but also academically, as appropriate behaviors increase their access to instructional time
7:Teacher Bullyism?
A bullying teacher is one who uses his/her power to:
-          Punish
-          Manipulate
-          Ridicule a student beyond what would be a reasonable disciplinary procedure
-          Teacher bullyism is professional malpractice
-          It is teaching through coercion and creates a disconnect between teacher and students
-          Sarcasm and humiliation of students lead to lower self- esteem in students

8:Motivating Sudents for supplementary Material?
1.      To keep more advanced students challenged, prepare an activity resource book to keep in the classroom.
Students who finish activities s quickly can work on supplementary activities while waiting for the rest of the class to finish
9: Teacher attributes in social skills?
Social attractiveness
A teacher should have:
v  A cheerful disposition
v  Friendliness
v  Emotional maturity
v  Sincerity

Ego strength
1.      Self-confidence that allows teachers to be claim in a crisis.
2.      Active listeners without being defensive.
3.      Avoidance of win-lose conflicts.
4.      Problem solving orientation.
Topic: 164 - Teacher attributes in teaching social skills 2
Realistic perception of self and students
-          Teachers should have realistic perceptions of self and students without letting perceptions become clouded by the hostility or anxiety.
Enjoyment of students’ presence
-          While maintaining identity as an adult, a teacher and an authority figure try to be friendly but not overly familiar and being comfortable with the group without becoming a group member.

10:School Wide Code Of Conduct?
1.      Safety: Are my actions safe for myself and for others?
2.      Respect: Do my actions show respect for myself and for others?
3.      Honesty: do my words and actions represent truth?
4.      Responsibility: Do my actions meet the expectations to take care of myself and be a dependable member of the community?
5.      Courtesy: Do my actions help make this a nice place, where people feel welcome and accepted, and where they can do their work without disruptions?

11: Principle-Teacher Rapport?
-          Teachers’ satisfaction with school discipline policy is related to their relationship with the principal.
A principal should be able to create consensus among staff on rules and their enforcement
12:Dealing with violence?
-          Troubled students need habilitative services instead of haphazard punishment.
-          A full range of educational, mental health, and other services should be available to them.
-          Aggressive and violent behaviours do not develop overnight and cannot therefore be eliminated in short periods of time.
 Topic: 242 - Dealing with Violence – 2
-          The entire community is better off when troubled students are served more appropriately.
-          It is important to identify them and apply behavior modification strategies.
School-wide discipline policies need to be formulated and taught to all students
13: How can handle aggressive behavior of the student, as a teacher?
Teacher can respond by active listening and non judgmental talk
Teacher can use proximity control, boost student interest, or provide assistance with assignments
Teacher can remind student of rules, use conflict resolution, and encourage student to ask for help
Teacher can escort the student from class, get help, restrain student if necessary, and protect the safety of the other children.
Teacher can decide whether to use supportive or punishment techniques

14: how communication and reprimand as a classroom Management stragies?
If you must reprimand students, use a normal tone of voice, look at the student, do not use gestures such as pointing your finger, and do not insist on the last word.
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Psy 406
Final Term papers
Paper 1:
Total Questions 50
MCQS 40
Subjective Questions : 10
·         Modeling
·         In the Bandura’s view of learning modeling is a special term. It is used in the present context to describe,changes in behavior, thinking or emotions that occur through observing another person, called a model.
·         Modeling has been used in the past to teach a variety of subjects and skills. For example, it has been applied and used in teaching of sports, dancing, cooking and other skills. They watch models and they learn by these
·         models. Skillful, knowledgeable teachers know that students look up to their teachers as models; therefore some teachers use their own persons as models to teach students in the classrooms. Teachers can use their
·         own behaviors as models for students for learning. Take the example of enthusiasm; those teachers who are themselves enthusiastic about their school subjects present a good model for their students to be
·         enthusiastic about those subjects. On the other hand those teachers, who are not so enthusiastic about their own subjects of teaching, present a bad model for students to copy and imitate.
·         Research has shown that modeling can be effective way learning when “good” models are copied and
·         reinforced. Research also shows that practicing the role of a good model helps learning, such that the more the practice the higher the learning of a good model. It has been shown by research that teaching of new
·         behaviors can be easily done by presenting a role model. New behaviors are easily leaned by someone if he sees, observes, and models his behaviors in accordance with the behavior of the model. For example, if wesee in everyday life, a daughter learns a new recipe by watching her mother’s cooking who is the role model for her
self-regulation
·         is the process we use to activate and sustain our thoughts, behaviors and emotions in order
·         to reach out goals. In other words what we do to attain our goals in life, including self-learning, learning of
new skills, sustaining old skills, self-control and motivating ourselves to attain what we want to attain, is selfregulation.
Psychologists, after experimentation and observation, have identified four factors that contribute to selfregulation.
These four factors include: -
1. Knowledge
2. Motivation
3. Volition or will power
4. Family’s influence
Let us look at them in some detail
 helplessness 
The third factor in this regard is what is called “learned helplessness”. Low SES students (or any student
who failed continually) may come to believe that doing well in school is impossible. Many of their friends
and relatives never finished school, so it seems normal to quit. This false belief further prevents some
students to put in extra work, and thus results in low academic achievement
1.      Difference btw achieving grades and working to learn
Educators now agree that assessment should be done in such a way that it motivates students to learn, to
know and not only to achieve high grades.
Educators have also been interested in knowing if there is a difference between working to achieve a grade,
and working to know. The answer lies, they feel, in the fact how a teacher grades his students. If the teacher
only tests superficial, simple knowledge of his students, without making an effort to check the depth and
details of knowledge of his students, then students are less motivated to learn and more motivated to
achieve high grades. The aim of the teacher should also be motivating students to learn and not only to
score higher grades
2.      Evaluation process
The fifth factor in this context that increase /influences student motivation to learn is the evaluation process
carried on by the teacher. If the evaluation and grading is carried out in objective and standardized manner,
that motivates students as opposed to grading and evaluation based up teachers or evaluators subjective
judgment and haphazard marking standard. When students are encouraged to set up and participate in the
evaluation process, this practice motivates students to learn better than before. So evaluation must not only
be standardized but should also have input by the students
3.      Over learning
It is another important method of learning and retaining. Over learning is practicing a skill beyond, over and
above the point of mastery in that skill. Research shows that over learning helps the learner in two important
Ways. Firstly it helps to retrieves information. And secondly this revival process becomes way efficient and
quick. So over learning, learning beyond mastery level is another way of efficient and quick retrieval
4.      Skinner  behavior theory
Later an American psychologist B. F. Skinner conducted his own experiments further to elaborate the
process of learning. He began with the belief that many human behaviors are operants, not respondents.
Classical conditioning describes only how existing behaviors might be paired with new stimuli; it does not
explain how new operant behaviors are acquired.
Behavior, like response or action is simply a word for what a person does in a particular situation.
Conceptually we may think of a behavior as sandwiched between two sets of environmental influences,
those that precede it (its antecedents) and those that follow it (its consequences). This relationship can be
shown very simply as antecedent-behavior-consequence, or A-B-C. As behavior is ongoing, a given
consequence becomes an antecedent for the next ABC sequence. Consequences determine to a great extent
whether a person will repeat the behavior that led to the consequences. The type and timing of
consequences can strengthen or weaken behaviors.
5.      Locus of control
Locus of control or locus of causality refers to whether a person’s behavior is caused by internal or by
external factors. If we take a bird’s eyes view of different points of view regarding what motivates people,
four major approaches appear as explanations. Let us view these four major points of view of what
motivates a person
6.      Effective feedback
There are some strategies of effective feedback. Feedback should
1. be provided in written comments.
2. be personalized rather than impersonal.
3. include constructive criticism, should not criticize for the sake of criticism, but with the purpose of
effecting improvement in the performance of a student.
4. contain specific comments on errors committed by the student.
5. point out and comment upon faulty strategies adopted by students for writing the answers.
6. contain suggestions on how to improve.
7. include comments on positive aspects must also be a part of the feedback
7.      Learning strategies
By adopting the procedure of problem solving, any novice can become an expert. Research has shown that
experts have rich storehouses of three kinds of knowledge, namely:
(a) Declarative knowledge: is about facts and figures.
(b) Procedural knowledge: is about different procedures adopted in different life situation
(c) Conditional knowledge: tells how things operate
8.      Non- material culture
Then there is non-material culture which is expressed in one’s language, the customs, traditional ways of behavior and living etc. the way one dress, walks, hand/arms and gestures etc. All of these, according to some are expressions non material culture. Experts also put forward the view that although there might be diversity in cultures, as in case of Pakistan, in terms of punjabi, baluchi, pashtun and sindhi culture, there is also cultural uniformity. It refers to common perceptions, goals and patterns of behavior.
Emotional intelligence 

Q-1 Difference between self-management and class-management? (5)
Classroom Management
Classroom management refers to maintain a positive and productive learning environment. These are the
techniques that you as a teacher may rise to create a healthy learning environment, free of behavioural
problems. This is done by the teacher or a administration.
 Self-management on the other hand is themanagement of one’s own behaviour and to accept responsibility for one’s actions. In class roommanagement, the teacher demands obedience and regulation of behavior from students. In self-management the student himself controls and directs his behavior
Q-2 How would you differentiate between psychological constructivism and social constructivism?(5)
1) Psychological Constructivism
Psychological constructivists are concurred about an individual builds up his cognitive and emotional
apparatus. They are interested in looking attain individual, how he gains knowledge, his beliefs, expectations
and self-concept. This approach is also called “first-wave constructivism”, associated with the names of such
psychologists as Piaget and others.
2) Social Constructivism
Social constructivism, also sometimes called “second wave constructivism” is associated with the name of
Vygotsky and others. They emphasize social interaction and cultural context of the learner as some of the
factors that influence learning of a person. For example, during fasting if you start teaching student, it would
be difficult to learn so it may hinders performance and learning. These factors should keep in mind to
facilitate learning. As you can see now psychologists have considered both the individual/psychological as
well as social/cultural factors playing their roles in a person’s learning. A teacher who keeps both of these
categories of factors in mind while dealing and teaching his students will prove to be more successful than
other teachers, research tells us.
Q-3  Any five important things that a teacher should keep in mind while communicating result grades to the students?(5)
Experts recommend that while conveying results the teachers should
Plan ahead for such communication
Begin communication on a positive note
Listen to parents/guardians carefully
Plan and carryout follow-up contacts
End on a positive statement
Q-4  define will power? Write any event from your life when will power played a prominent role in your self-regulation?(5)
Self-regulated students are people who apply high level of will power or volition to keep focused at the task at hand and gain maximum benefits from their effort. They know how to protect themselves from
Distraction and keep themselves focused on the task at hand.
Q-5 Describe any five ways in which teacher can curtail cheating habits of their students?(5)
In order to discourage cheating teachers may make sure that students are well prepared for
tests/exams. This is the responsibility of a teacher that they should not put students in high pressure
to perform well, which we know encourages cheating. They should make extra help available
specially to low scoring students. Teaching is, infect, a two way process; supervisor must ensure strict control during exams. They should monitor carefully when students are tested and enforce
monitoring standards diligently
Q-6 How would you create a link between autonomy and motivation?
Autonomy
The second motivational factor that may encourage students is autonomy. It means that once they are clearly
given the tasks to fulfill then they must also be given freedom or autonomy as to how to fulfill those tasks,
or carry out activities to achieve the goals in for those tasks. The third factor that increases student
motivation to learn is recognition. When students are recognized and rewarded for task accomplished, and
learning carried out, this reward or recognition encourages and motivates students to undertake further
work, which motivates them
Student Motivation
Motivation is one of the key factors in motivation. Almost, all students are motivated in one way or another.
Some psychologists have identified six factors that motivate students to learn. (3)
Q-7 How does response set create hindrance in transference?
Response set on the other hand is the rigidity of response. It is the tendency to response in a familiar way. If
a person consumes to react and response in the old, familiar ways, he/she is said to showing a response set.
Functional fixedness, the inability to use objects and tools, including knowledge in a new way and response
set the rigidity of response pattern are two most significant barriers in the ways of transfer of learning from
one situation, or one domain to another situation or domain. Some psychologists distinguish between two
levels or kinds of transfer:
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Q-8 Which method is considered more beneficial for exams, weekly or monthly.Justify your answer with examples.(3)
Q-9 Define self-regulation? Exemplify that how do you rate your ability of self-regulation?
Subject matter always changes with the passage of time as it is dynamic. A good teacher not only assesses
and regulates students properly but also regulate himself that is very important. Educational psychology is
not one way stream rather this is two way stream. Another concept in this regard is what is called “selfregulated
teaching”. It is when a teacher reviews his teaching on a regular basis. Psychologists assume that a
good teacher must possess following qualities:
a) A good teacher knows their subject
b) Knows various teaching strategies. As dozens of teaching strategies are available. It
depends how he can engage students in the classroom by using most effective strategy. A
combination of demonstrating, lecturing and practicing is a good strategy. Any of the
strategy must be adopted by keeping in mind the subject and level of experiences of the
field.
c) He must know the particular way of teaching.
d) They know cultural backgrounds of their students. This is very important to know as it
affects learning process. There are two main cultures in our county: urban and rural
cultures. Another example is if a teacher expect students to perform well in studies during
Christmas then it would be difficult for Christian students to concentrate because they are
in a specific frame of mind. So a good teacher should consider these factors while teaching
and giving any important tasks.
e) He should know about the setting of the classroom to make learning process more easy
and effective. Should know set up learning situations (Labs etc. and learning in
pairs/groups etc.)
f) He should know whether an individual dyad is better or group work will be more effective
according to the situation and subjects. Choose appropriate courses for students.
g) Know the goals and purpose of leadership. Some people think leaders are born and some
other think are made. But researches have shown in various countries including Pakistan
that leaders are made. They have certain visions and this vision can be taught. (3)
Q-10 Amna, a two year s old baby girl wants to put her clothes on by herself.Her mother allows her to try until she succeeds or ask for assistance.In which stage of  psychology develop(given by Eric Ericson) Amna is passing through. Name that stage and justify it?


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Paper 4:
February 29, 2016
1.      Objectives comes from the topics
2.      gender bias
Gender bias is the difference in view of males and females that often favors one gender over the other.
3.      ,cognitive development and language,behavioral views of learning
A very complex human organism is brain that plays a vital role. Being an educational psychologist, it is
necessary to know what brain is and how it develops while studying developmental process. In fact,
development takes place all the time in human beings from the time of conception till death. Sometimes
this development is fast and sometimes relatively slow. Basically development in the context of educational
psychology refers to changes that occur in human beings between conception and death.Human
development can be divided into various aspects, namely:
a) Physical Development
b) Personal Development
c) Social Development
d) Social Development
4.      portfolio,
A portfolio is a systematic collection of work, often including work in progress, revisions, student selfanalyses and reflections on what the student has learnt. Written work or artistic pieces are common contents of portfolios but students might also include graphs, diagrams, snapshots of displays, peer comments or audio or videotapes, laboratory reports and computer programs, anything that demonstrates learning in the area being taught and assessed
5.      high road transfer
This is an acquisition of knowledge in one field and then drawing or abstracting knowledge and then using that obstructed know in a different situation. For example you have learned to deal with children at home,and you use some of that knowledge to deal with children as a nursery class teacher. Obviously you cannot use all the knowledge gained at house, but only the derived abstracted knowledge in your role as a class teacher
6.      ripple effect,
Ripple effect is the spread of certain behaviors because of imitation and is, actually, the outcome of modeling by a large number of people in a group or a class. For example, you have taught an idea to student and he has further explained it to other students
7.      social cognitive and constructivist view of learning,
The first view of learning was put forward by a psychologist, Bandura. According to him, human beings learn as a result of social factors. Bandura recognized the influence of social factors, or society on the learning of a person. The major variable of learning in social learning theory is modeling which bandura has emphased. When a child born, he sees around him significant others especially parents. He learns by observing them; they are the models for a child. But modeling should not be understood as it is understood in the world of fashion design today
8.      evaluation process
9.      The fifth factor in this context that increase /influences student motivation to learn is the evaluation process carried on by the teacher. If the evaluation and grading is carried out in objective and standardized manner, that motivates students as opposed to grading and evaluation based up teachers or evaluators subjective judgment and haphazard marking standard. When students are encouraged to set up and participate in the evaluation process, this practice motivates students to learn better than before. So evaluation must not only be standardized but should also have input by the students
10.  ,better time management
Allocated time: One way to better time management is estimating the amount actually spent on learning.
This is called allocated time. Allocated time is the time period that a teacher sets aside for learning.
Engaged time: Then there is engaged time; this refers to the time period specifically spent in actively learning.
Time on task: You may also become familiar with what educational psychologists call “time on task”, this is the time period that is spent on actively engaged in learning a specific task at hand. Time spent on various ways in learning may or may not lead to real learning
11.  ,Emotional intelligence,
These four abilities includes: -
1. Perceiving emotions
2. Integrating emotions
3. Understanding emotions
4. Managing emotions
12.  reciprocal questioning,mean,reliability,
Reciprocal Questioning: Reciprocal questioning involves a small group of three/four students asking each
other relevant questions about the lesson, thus learning and cooperating at the same time. It requires no special materials or testing procedures. After a lesson or presentation by the teacher, students work in pairs or triads to ask and answer questions about the material. The teacher question stems then students are taught how to develop specific questions on the lesson material using the generic question stems. The students create questions and then take turns asking and answering. This process has proved more effective than traditional discussion groups because it seems to encourage deeper thinking about the material.
13.  Action zone
The concept of action zone is important in this context. Action zone is the area in the classroom where student teacher interaction, and student participation is greatest in the class. To increase action zone and make learning most effective in class, it is suggested by experts that a teacher should:
a) Move around in classroom rather than stay at one place
b) Establish eye contact with all students
c) Direct questions to all students
d) Vary seating of students from time to time
Paper 5:
March 4, 2016
total 50
10 questions
1-fear of failure affects our motivation discuss in context to pakistani society.
One important variable that motivates people including students is the fear of failure.
People, including students want to avoid failure, that fear motivates them. Psychologists have identified
there levels of such tear:
1) The first is low fear of failure, where students keep their learning goals challenging and moderately
difficult.
2) The second level is high fear of failure, where learning and performance goals are very high and
difficult to achieve.
3) And the third level is failure accepting where students, expect to fail and are depressed even before
they actually fail
2-Humanistic approach about motivation.
The second approach in understanding behavior is what called the Humanistic Approach. This approach suggests that human needs exist in the form of a hierarchy such that there are lower level needs, essential for survival; and higher level needs for intellectual achievement; and finally the need for giving expression to one’s highest level of self; or self-actualization. According to this theory, motivation comes from fulfilling lower level needs and when the lower level needs is satisfied then one is motivated to fulfill higher level needs.
3-reviewing in learning of mathematics.
In teaching of mathematics educational psychologists emphasize antinomy, reflection and reviewing etc.Antinomy refers to, in this context, student’s commitment to their answers that is they must be able to explain their answers to questions related to the lesson.
Reflection means students can understand and explain the lesson in different ways, what they did, and why did they do that. Reviewing means going over the solution again and finding the answer to be correct.So promoting independent ways to provide answers, developing reflection and reviewing the solution are important ways of teaching
4-central tendency type and explain.
A mean is simply the arithmetical average of a group of scores. To calculate mean, all the scores are added and divided by the number of people who were tested. This procedure yields a single figure, the mean of the group. The mean offers one way of measuring central tendency, the score that is typical or representative of the whole distribution of scores.
When you have a large number of scores, there is the middle point or middle score of those large numbers of scores. The middle score in a series of score is called the median.
In that large number of scores, there might be some scores that occur more frequently than others. The score that occurs most frequently in a series of scores is called the mode.
The standard deviation is a measure of how widely the scores vary from the mean. The larger the standard deviation, the more spread out the scores in the distribution
5-kohlburg conventional reasoning
One of the important names in philosophy related to development is that of Lawrence Kohlberg; who like
Erikson proposed different stages of a person’s development, particularly moral development. Kohlberg
views the development of morality at three levels and six stages.
Levels of Development
1. Pre-conventional Moral Reasoning
2. Conventional Moral Reasoning
3. Post-Conventional Moral Reasoning
8-first wave of constructivism
Psychological constructivists are concurred about an individual builds up his cognitive and emotional
apparatus. They are interested in looking attain individual, how he gains knowledge, his beliefs, expectations
and self-concept. This approach is also called “first-wave constructivism
9-functional fixedness.
Learning is hindered when the learner does not consider unconventional uses for materials at hand.
Functional fixedness is the inability of person, or a learner to use tools and objects in a new and a moral way.
It is the lack of flexibility in using tools of learning.
10-over learning.
Paper 6:
Final Paper Educational Psychology PSY 406: 27th Aug 2015
Total question = 50
MCQs =40
Subjective question = 10 ( All 5 marks' question was indirect not simple )
differentiate continuous reinforcement and inttement reinforcement
Continuous reinforcement schedule is operative when a reinforcer is presented after every appropriate response. That is one way in which learns.

The second is called intermittent reinforcement schedule, when reinforcement is presented intermittently, at some responses only.
The third is called interval schedule when a reinforcer is presented at definite time intervals.And the fourth called ratio schedule when a reinforcer is provided after a certain number of responses,without reference to time interval. Skimmer believed that we learn by these four procedures.
1.      A teacher should be aware of the basic principles of learning that reinforcement is a major factor in
2.      learning. The teacher should also know that time interval and that number of responses also play a part in
3.      learning. Knowing these basic facts about learning will greatly facilitate a teacher’s work.

3. Any strategy who develop compassion and tolerance in class?
 ( jigsaw)
Jigsaw: One direct method, as developed by some psychologists, is called the “Jigsaw”. Jigsaw is a method
to develop cooperation and thereby develop tolerance in a diverse classroom situation where each student in
the class is responsible for teaching one section of the lesson to another student. Each student therefore has
to cooperate with another classmate of different mistral background in order to learn the whole lesson. In
this way, students confront complex, real life problems and not simplified worksheets. They learn by doing
and teaching others. The students must take positions and argue for them. They may encounter different
representations of the same information, i.e., graphs, databases, maps or interviews and have to integrate
information from different sources. The students have a good chance of learning how to do library research
by actually doing it.
4. define Task nature?
The first motivating factor in this regard to the nature of task, on the work the students are expected to carry
out. Research shows that if task that they are assigned is structured and specific, then it motivates students.
And conversely if it is vague and haphazard it de motivates students. Clear goals are motivating, as opposed
to the vague ones
5. three benefits of planning in class?
6. Influence of "knowledge" on self regulation?
In reference to knowledge, research has shown that a student’s self-regulation is influenced by this
knowledge of his own self, the subject matter that he is studying or is supposed to study, the strategies that
are available to him to study, and matter the subject, and the context where they will need to apply the
subject that they are learning
7. what you learn from your school and what were your experience of  teaching? ( may be from effective teaching)
8. jocub kounin 's contribution? ( classroom management)
9. Meaning based learning and sound base learning and which is usefull in teaching English?
Paper 7:
August 29, 2015 at 12:06pm
PSY406 Current Paper
40mcqs
1- Define self-regulataion. How do u rate ur ability of self-regulation?
Self-regulation is when a person or group governs or polices itself without outside assistance or influence. An example of self-regulation is when you limit, of your own accord, how much you will eat (3)
2- Explain wittiness. (3)
3- Three ways to measure central tendency. Name and define
Mean
Mode
Standard deviation. (3)
4- Are you extrinsically motivated or intrinsically motivated? Give example.
Check motivation on youtube (3)
5- Three kind of students that are motivated from token economy.
Definition. A token economy is a form of behavior modification designed to increase desirable behavior and decrease undesirable behavior with the use of tokens. Individuals receive tokens immediately after displaying desirable behavior. The tokens are collected and later exchanged for a meaningful object or privilege. (3)
6- Why it is important to manage emotions? (5)
7- Cognitive apprenticeship ? (5)
8- Language is part of materialistic or non-materialistic culture? Select and explain? (5)
9- Which positive qualities did u learn from school and how did they inculated in their personality? (5)
10- Action zone and its significance? (5)
Paper 8:
1. As you are a student of educational psychology, point out the new horizons of this field.
2. What do you know about accommodation? Explain with the help of an example.
3. Narrate the implications of the theory of operant conditioning in educational settings.

2 Long questions of 5 marks each.
4. What do you know about differential method? Explain with reference to educational psychology.
5. The self-concept evolves through constant self evaluation in different situations. Write a comprehensive note on development of self concept
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