Education Questions 2007

 

 

Question

1

(a)               Describe what psychologists have learned about assessing performance in schools (10)

(b)               Evaluate what psychologists have learned about assessing performance in schools (16)

(c)               Suggest ways in which a technology project by 9 year olds could be assessed.  Give reasons for your answer. (8)

2

(a)               Describe one explanation for differences in educational performance. (6).

(b)               Evaluate explanations for differences in educational performance. (10)

3

(a)               Describe what psychologists have learned about special educational needs. (10)

(b)               Evaluate what psychologists have learned about special educational needs. (16)

(c)               Using your knowledge of psychology, suggest ways of meeting the educational needs of a gifted child within a normal school.  Give reasons for your answer.  (8)

4

(a)               Outline humanistic applications to learning (6)

(b)               Discuss the strength and weaknesses of humanistic applications to learning. (10)

5

(a)               Describe a number of teaching styles (10)

(b)               Evaluate these teaching styles (16)

(c)               Based on the evidence you have presented, suggest a teaching style that could be specifically applied to teaching one area of your psychology course.  Explain your reasons for this. (8)

6

(a)               Outline one theory of motivation and educational performance. (6)

(b)               Evaluate one theory of motivation and educational performance (10)

7

(a)               Describe what psychologists have learned about disruptive behaviour in schools. (10)

(b)               Evaluate what psychologists have learned about disruptive behaviour in schools. (16)

(c)               Using your knowledge of psychology, suggest ways of correcting the behaviour of a group of 13 year olds who frequently shout across the class to each other.  Give reasons for you (8)

8

(a)               Describe one way of creating a better environment for learning, based on psychological evidence. (6)

(b)               Discuss the problems of creating better environmental conditions for learning. (10)

 

Revision questions with suggestions as to which material to include

9

a)     Describe one study skill for improving learning effectiveness.  (6)

b)     Discuss the effectiveness of using study skills.  (10)

10

a)     Describe one behaviourist application to learning in schools.  (6)

b)     Discuss the differences between behaviourist applications and cognitive or humanistic applications to learning. (10)