Test Papers / Previous Question Papers of IGNOU ES332 Psychology of Learning & Development June 2006

Time: 3 hours
Maximum Weightage: 70%

Note: (1) All the four questions are compulsory.
(ii) All the questions carry equal weightage.

1. Answer the following question in about 600 words.

Differentiate between the concepts of growth and development. Discuss adolescence as the crucial stage of human development.

OR

Explain the concept and nature of personality. Discuss the psychoanalytical and psychosocial approaches in understanding personality.

2. Answer the following question in about 600 words.

Explain the psychometric approach to understand the concept of intelligence. Discuss appropriate Instructional strategies for handling individual differences of the learners at various levels of intelligence.

OR

Explain the concept of learning. Discuss various characteristics of learning with suitable examples.

3. Attempt any four of the following questions in about 150 words each:

(i) Explain the principles of learning deduced from the learning theory of Thorndike.

(ii) Explain nature of social adjustment and social maturity with examples.

(iii) Discuss briefly the relationship between heredity and environment on growth and development of the individual.

(iv) Define the concept of motivation and explain its role in learning.

(v) Discuss teachers' role in improving group relationship in a school.

(vi) Briefly discuss broad classification of students with special needs with reference to physical and mental aspects.

(vii) Discuss Impact of various mass media on personality development of school children.

4. Answer the following question in about 600 words.

One of your students has secured 95% in the Board's examination. How will you find out whether he is gifted or creative? In case you have identified him as a gifted student, what steps would you follow while guiding him in the school?