Syllabus
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Course Code: MAEd203 Course Name: Psychological Foundations of Education (Part Two) |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | 1. Intelligence (a) Definition and nature ofintelligence (b) Theories: (i) Two factor theory(spearman) (ii) Multifactortheory (iii) Group factortheory (iv) Guilford model ofintellect (v) Hierarchical (c) Measurement of intelligence (two verbal and two non-verbaltests). |
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| 2 | 2. Personality (a) Meaning anddeterminants (b) Type and Traittheories (c) Assessment of personality by subjective and projectivemethods. |
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| 3 | 3. Learning (a) Meaning (b) Theories and their educationalimplications: (i) Pavlov’s classicalconditioning (ii) Skinner’s operantconditioning (iii) Learning byinsight 4. Hull’s reinforcementtheory (a) Lewin’s fieldtheory (b) Gagne’s hierarchy of learningtheory (c) Factors influencinglearning |
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| 4 | 5. Motivation (a) Concept ofmotivation (b) Theories ofmotivation: (i) PhysiologicalTheory (ii) Murray’s NeedTheory (iii) Psycho-analyticalTheory (iv) Maslow’s theory of hierarchy ofneeds (v) Factors affectingmotivation 6. Mental health & mentalhygiene (a) Adjustment and process ofadjustment (b) Defense mechanism: Projection, substitution, sublimation,withdrawal, C reaction formation andfixation |
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