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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. Evaluation
- B. Comprehension
- C. Application
- D. Knowledge
Explanation: In Bloom’s original cognitive taxonomy, evaluation is the highest and last subcategory listed.
Correct answer: Evaluation- A. Bloom
- B. Simpson
- C. Piaget
- D. Dewey
Explanation: Benjamin Bloom and his colleagues developed the taxonomy of educational objectives for the cognitive domain.
Correct answer: Bloom- A. Two domain
- B. Three domains
- C. Four domains
- D. None of these
Explanation: Educational objectives are commonly divided into three domains: cognitive, affective, and psychomotor.
Correct answer: Three domains- A. Cognitive
- B. affective
- C. psychomotor
- D. None of these
Explanation: The cognitive domain concerns mental processes such as remembering, understanding, reasoning, and problem-solving.
Correct answer: Cognitive- A. Evaluation
- B. Comprehension
- C. Application
- D. Knowledge
Explanation: Knowledge is the lowest level in Bloom’s original cognitive hierarchy because it involves recalling facts or information.
Correct answer: Knowledge- A. Evaluation
- B. Comprehension
- C. Application
- D. Knowledge
Explanation: Comprehension means grasping or understanding the meaning of information.
Correct answer: Comprehension- A. Evaluation
- B. Comprehension
- C. Application
- D. Knowledge
Explanation: Estimating or predicting a future trend is classified under comprehension in Bloom’s original taxonomy, specifically the extrapolation…
Correct answer: Comprehension- A. Cognitive
- B. affective
- C. psychomotor
- D. None of these
Explanation: Thinking, reasoning, and solving problems are mental processes, so they belong to the cognitive domain.
Correct answer: Cognitive- A. set
- B. perception
- C. mechanism
- D. None of these
Explanation: In Simpson’s psychomotor taxonomy, mechanism refers to the learned ability to perform a motor skill with confidence and some proficiency.
Correct answer: mechanism- A. imitation
- B. organization
- C. valuing
- D. None of these
Explanation: Resolving conflicts among different values belongs to organization, where values are brought into a consistent system.
Correct answer: organization- A. imitation
- B. organization
- C. valuing
- D. None of these
Explanation: Valuing means accepting a value and showing commitment to it. Organization comes later, when several values are arranged into a coherent…
Correct answer: valuing- A. perception
- B. set
- C. psychomotor
- D. None of these
Explanation: Set is the mental, physical, or emotional readiness that prepares a learner to perform an action.
Correct answer: set- A. set
- B. organization
- C. adaptation
- D. None of these
Explanation: Emotional readiness to perform an action is included in set. Set prepares the learner mentally, physically, and emotionally for performance.
Correct answer: set- A. guided response
- B. set
- C. adaptation
- D. None of these
Explanation: Guided response includes imitation and trial-and-error attempts under guidance.
Correct answer: guided response- A. mechanism
- B. Characterization
- C. valuing
- D. None of these
Explanation: Regular cooperation in group activities reflects characterization, because the value has become a consistent part of the learner's…
Correct answer: Characterization- A. set
- B. affective
- C. complex overt response
- D. None of these
Explanation: Driving an automobile requires coordinated and automatic performance of several movements, so it represents a complex overt response.
Correct answer: complex overt response- A. pre structural
- B. uni structural
- C. multistructure
- D. None of these
Explanation: In the SOLO taxonomy, understanding one relevant aspect of a task is uni-structural.
Correct answer: uni structural- A. uni structural
- B. pre structural
- C. multistructure
- D. Relational
Explanation: The relational level of the SOLO taxonomy is reached when several relevant aspects are integrated into a meaningful whole.
Correct answer: Relational- A. affective
- B. psychomotor
- C. cognitive
- D. None of these
Explanation: Like or dislike expresses feelings, attitudes, and preferences, which belong to the affective domain.
Correct answer: affective- A. comprehension
- B. organization
- C. application
- D. None of these
Explanation: Comprehension is the first level above knowledge in the original Bloom taxonomy.
Correct answer: comprehension