Free Educational Psychology MCQs with Answers

151 Educational Psychology MCQs from Psychology, each with the correct answer and a written explanation of why it is correct. Free and unlimited, with no account needed.

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  • A. The individual differences must be considered
  • B. Learning process should be planned adequately
  • C. Modern methods of teaching must be adopted
  • D. All of the aboveDiscover Lesson Plans

Explanation: Learning improves when instruction accounts for individual differences, is deliberately planned, and uses effective modern teaching…

Correct answer: All of the aboveDiscover Lesson Plans
  • A. extrinsic motivation
  • B. level of adjustment
  • C. persistence
  • D. sibling rivalryGet Study Guides

Explanation: Persistence helps gifted students sustain effort through difficult or demanding tasks, making it an important contributor to achievement.

Correct answer: persistence
  • A. Educate
  • B. Behave
  • C. Act
  • D. Train

Explanation: Education is intended not only to develop thinking and appreciation but also to guide purposeful action or conduct.

Correct answer: Act
  • A. Environmental
  • B. Physical
  • C. Emotional
  • D. Educational

Explanation: Educational goals differ according to a society’s cultural expectations and the learner’s abilities, potential and ambitions.

Correct answer: Educational
  • A. Bernstein
  • B. Tom and Jerry
  • C. Tom Linson
  • D. Trish Burleigh

Explanation: Sally Tomlinson wrote about the disproportionate representation of Black pupils in special education and special-needs categories.

Correct answer: Tom Linson
  • A. K.Painter
  • B. L.Letley
  • C. J.W.B Douglas
  • D. Kirk Ridgewell

Explanation: J. W. B. Douglas linked poor school performance with social deprivation, especially limited support and stimulation in the home…

Correct answer: J.W.B Douglas
  • A. Teaching
  • B. Evaluation
  • C. Educational psychology
  • D. Research

Explanation: Educational research commonly compares learners from different backgrounds or compares teaching methods across large groups.

Correct answer: Teaching
  • A. Interpreter
  • B. Teacher
  • C. Student
  • D. Common man

Explanation: In action-oriented educational work, a teacher directly involved in the classroom action has firsthand knowledge of what was attempted and…

Correct answer: Teacher
  • A. Better
  • B. Only
  • C. Thoroughly
  • D. Slowly

Explanation: A central aim of counselling is to help a person gain clearer self-understanding, so “better” is the natural completion of the statement.

Correct answer: Better
  • A. Educational evaluation
  • B. Educational philosophy
  • C. Educational technology
  • D. Educational psychology

Explanation: Educational technology applies tools, techniques, and ideas from different disciplines to improve teaching and curriculum development.

Correct answer: Educational technology
  • A. Norm-referenced measurements
  • B. Logical-referenced measurements
  • C. Attitude-referenced measurement
  • D. Enquiry-referenced measurement

Explanation: Criterion-referenced measurement compares performance with a defined standard or criterion, whereas norm-referenced measurement compares…

Correct answer: Norm-referenced measurements
  • A. halo errors
  • B. the experience of flow
  • C. homeostasis
  • D. homeostasis

Explanation: A halo error occurs when one favourable trait, such as friendliness, leads evaluators to judge unrelated abilities and performance too…

Correct answer: halo errors
  • A. over-preparation
  • B. thought suppression
  • C. regression
  • D. discussing the problem with your professor

Explanation: Thorough preparation increases familiarity and perceived control, reducing uncertainty and test anxiety.

Correct answer: over-preparation
  • A. the experience of flow
  • B. performance appraisal
  • C. one's set point
  • D. homeostasis

Explanation: 360-degree feedback collects performance evaluations from supervisors, peers, subordinates, and sometimes clients.

Correct answer: performance appraisal
  • A. Teach
  • B. Leave
  • C. Act
  • D. Degree

Explanation: Certification to teach marks a qualification, not the end of a teacher's education; professional learning continues throughout teaching.

Correct answer: Teach
  • A. Success
  • B. Research
  • C. Effectiveness
  • D. Failure

Explanation: Subtle teacher-student interactions can strongly affect teaching effectiveness, even when they are difficult to identify or measure.

Correct answer: Effectiveness
  • A. Statistical
  • B. Laboratory
  • C. School
  • D. Basic

Explanation: Many principles of learning were developed through controlled laboratory studies of how individuals learn.

Correct answer: Laboratory
  • A. powerful
  • B. weak
  • C. difficult
  • D. certainDiscover Lesson Plans

Explanation: Young people closely observe and often imitate their teacher, so the teacher’s visible conduct and attitudes can have a powerful…

Correct answer: powerful
  • A. Human
  • B. Secret
  • C. Traditional
  • D. Learning

Explanation: A teacher must combine firmness about classroom responsibilities with patience toward pupils facing personal or learning difficulties.

Correct answer: Learning
  • A. Personal
  • B. Autocratic
  • C. Democratic
  • D. Quality

Explanation: Democracy is learned more effectively when students practise participation, cooperation, discussion, and shared responsibility in school.

Correct answer: Democratic

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