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Educational psychology applies principles of human development, learning and motivation to teaching and classroom behaviour. It covers cognitive, social, emotional and moral development, intelligence, individual differences, memory, attention, learning theories, personality, motivation and transfer of learning. Developmental psychology describes growth, while educational psychology connects that growth with educational settings.
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- A. Plate
- B. Plain
- C. Basket
- D. Slate
Explanation: Al-Ghazali compared the child's mind to a blank slate, suggesting that early impressions and education leave lasting effects.
Correct answer: Slate- A. Sexual desires
- B. Maturity
- C. Intellectual abilities
- D. Physically strong
Explanation: Al-Ghazali advised marriage when sexual desire appears and the person has reached maturity.
Correct answer: Maturity- A. Psychological needs
- B. Natural tendencies
- C. Cognitive abilities
- D. All of these
Explanation: Al-Ghazali viewed effective teaching as learner-centred: the teacher should consider students’ psychological needs, natural tendencies…
Correct answer: All of these- A. Mizan-al-Amal
- B. Ahya-l-Ulum ud-Din
- C. Maqasid al-Falasifa
- D. All of these
Explanation: Mizan-al-Amal, meaning “The Balance of Action,” was among Al-Ghazali’s works studied and translated into Hebrew during the Middle Ages.
Correct answer: Mizan-al-Amal- A. IBN-E-KHALDUN
- B. Ibn-e-Sina
- C. Aviceena
- D. AL-GHAZALI
Explanation: Ibn-e-Khaldun is widely regarded as the first scientific historian because he evaluated historical reports through social, economic, and…
Correct answer: IBN-E-KHALDUN- A. Rote learning/memorization
- B. Distance learning
- C. Activity learning
- D. Experimental learning
Explanation: Ibn-e-Khaldun criticized excessive rote memorization because it can fill memory without developing understanding, judgment, or independent…
Correct answer: Rote learning/memorization- A. Madrassah Kamliah
- B. University of Baghdad
- C. Cairo University
- D. Tunis University
Explanation: Ibn-e-Khaldun taught at Al-Azhar and the Madrassah Kamliah in Cairo. The other options were not the institution paired with Al-Azhar in…
Correct answer: Madrassah Kamliah- A. Socrates
- B. Al-Ghazali
- C. Ibn-e-Khaldun
- D. Sr Syed Ahmad Khan
Explanation: The concept of Asabiya, or group solidarity and social cohesion, is central to Ibn-e-Khaldun’s theory of the rise and decline of…
Correct answer: Ibn-e-Khaldun- A. Aloom Naqli
- B. Aloom Aqli
- C. A&B
- D. None of these
Explanation: Ibn-e-Khaldun divided knowledge into Aloom Naqli, based on transmitted revelation and tradition, and Aloom Aqli, based on reason and…
Correct answer: A&B- A. Aloom Aqli
- B. Aloom Naqli
- C. Aloom Asli
- D. None of these
Explanation: Aloom Aqli means rational or intellectual sciences acquired through observation, experimentation, and reasoning, including mathematics…
Correct answer: Aloom Aqli- A. Ibn-e-Khaldun
- B. Ibn-e-Sina
- C. Al-Ghazali
- D. Aristotle
Explanation: The emphasis on education developing socio-economic efficiency and preparing a person to serve society reflects Ibn-e-Khaldun’s view that…
Correct answer: Ibn-e-Khaldun252. Which of the following subjects Ibn-e-Khaldun taught in Al-Azhar University______________________?
- A. Sociology
- B. Literature
- C. Jurisprudence
- D. Lexicography
Explanation: Ibn-e-Khaldun taught jurisprudence, or Islamic law, at Al-Azhar. Sociology is associated with his intellectual legacy, but it was not the…
Correct answer: Jurisprudence- A. Man is forced to learn
- B. Learning is a human instinct
- C. Learning is a human need
- D. All of these
Explanation: Ibn-e-Khaldun connected learning with human nature and social survival: people have a need and instinct to learn, while social life also…
Correct answer: All of these- A. Al-Ghazali
- B. Ibn-e-Khaldun
- C. Shah Wali Ullah
- D. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
Explanation: Jawahir al-Quran, commonly translated as “The Jewels of the Quran,” was written by Imam Al-Ghazali.
Correct answer: Al-Ghazali- A. Al-Ghazali
- B. Ibn-e-Khaldun
- C. J. J. Rousseau
- D. Zarnooji
Explanation: Kimiya-e-Sa'adat, or “The Alchemy of Happiness,” is a major Persian ethical and spiritual work by Al-Ghazali.
Correct answer: Al-Ghazali- A. Eighteen
- B. Ten
- C. Twenty
- D. Sixteen
Explanation: Ibn-e-Sina’s Al-Shifa is a comprehensive philosophical and scientific encyclopedia traditionally arranged in eighteen volumes.
Correct answer: Eighteen- A. Politician
- B. Sociologist
- C. Philosopher and educationist
- D. Statesman
Explanation: Allama Burhan al-Din al-Zarnuji was a philosopher and educationist known for Ta'lim al-Muta'allim, a work on learning, teaching, and the…
Correct answer: Philosopher and educationist- A. Zarnoogi
- B. Ibn-e-Khaldun
- C. John Dewey
- D. Shah Wali Ullah
Explanation: Al-Zarnuji, whose name is also written Zarnooji, advised that night is a particularly suitable time for learning because it is quiet and…
Correct answer: Zarnoogi- A. Socrates
- B. Imam Al-Ghazali
- C. Aristotle
- D. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
Explanation: Sir Syed Ahmad Khan is commonly presented in South Asian educational thought as an early advocate of practical, useful and modern…
Correct answer: Sir Syed Ahmad Khan- A. Welfare of the individual
- B. Welfare of the society
- C. Welfare of the world
- D. Both A&B
Explanation: Sir Syed viewed education as serving both personal development and social improvement, rather than benefiting only the individual or the…
Correct answer: Both A&B