TNTEU Model Question Paper : MEd Degree

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M.Ed. DEGREE EXAMINATION, MAY 2012
(For the candidates admitted from the academic year 2009–2010 and thereafter)
Core Subject I — PHILOSOPHICAL AND SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES IN EDUCATION

TIME : Three Hours
Maximum : 100 Marks.
Note :
(a) Answer any EIGHT short answer questions under Part I, any THREE essay questions under Part II.
(b) Answer to short answer questions under Part I shall each be of 1 page. Answer to essay questions under Part II shall each be of about 3 pages.
(c) Each short answer question under Part I carries 5 marks and each essay type question under Part II carries 20 marks.

PART – I :
Short answer questions :
1. Expand IAEWP and state its contribution to World Peace.
2. Write about culture in historical and philosophical perspectives.
3. How does education help in eradicating poverty?
4. “Educating the mass has its impact on population control” – Justify.
5. What are the various forms of group prejudice and discrimination? Explain any two.

PART – II :
Essay questions :
6.(a) “Would incorporation of Population education in high school curriculum help in population control?”-Justify.
(b) Is mass Higher Education possible in a country like India with high population? Critically examine the mass education programme in India.
7.(a) Describe the various Health Scheme in Government Schools of Tamil Nadu. As a teacher educator, how would you help the government in successful implementation of these programmes?
(b) Differentiate semester system with non-semester system. Highlight the merits and demerits in each system.
8.(a) Explain the significance of Open University system to provide higher education.
(b) Explain the role of Satellite in Education.

PAPER – II ADVANCED EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY :
PART – I :
Short answer questions :
1. Describe the process of standardizing a psychological test.
2. Distinguish between convergent thinking and divergent thinking.
3. What are the characteristics of a person with achievement motivation?
4. What are the outcomes of experiments on trial and error learning? Give its implications in education
5. Explain Hull’s goal gradient theory

PART – II :
Essay questions :
6.(a) Compare and contrast Bond Theories of Learning with Field Theories of Learning.
OR
(b) Describe Thematic Appreception test in assessing personality. What other techniques can be used to supplement TAT in order to get more information?
7.(a) Explain the role of attention in learning. Explain the factors that help the teacher to hold the attention of the students. Describe each one of them briefly.
OR
(b) State and explain McClelland’s theory of achievement motivation. Bring out its educational implications.
8.(a) Explain the stages of cognitive development according to Piaget and state the educational implications of Piaget’s theory.
OR
(b) What are the important principles of Gestalt theory of insight learning? Mention its implications to class-room learning