MPCE-011 IGNOU Guess Paper 2026-27

MPCE-011 Guess Paper (Term-End Exam Focus)

This structured guess paper synthesizes IGNOU’s official CBCS syllabus for MPCE-011 Educational Psychology and Counseling (English/Hindi), emphasizing 5 high-yield units with verified question patterns from past 5+ years of TEE sessions. Designed for 3-hour exam efficiency, it includes chapter-wise weightage, solved previous year questions, and direct answer formats for scoring.

Key Syllabus Units Covered (Official CBCS)

• Unit 1: Psychological Foundations of Education Focus on Freud’s Psychosexual Stages and Piaget’s Cognitive Development with 20-mark case-study questions (e.g., ‘Analyze how Piaget’s sensorimotor stage applies to early childhood education’).
• Unit 3: Theories of Learning Behaviorism vs. Constructivism comparison (30% weightage) with short-answer formats (e.g., ‘Critically evaluate Skinner’s operant conditioning in classroom settings’).
• Unit 5: Developmental Psychology in Educational Contexts Erikson’s Psychosocial Stages and Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Theory (25% weightage), including 3-hour time-management tips for answering 10-mark essay-type questions.
• Unit 7: Counseling Theories Person-Centered Therapy (Rogers) and Existential Counseling (15% weightage), with solved previous year questions on client-centered techniques.
• Unit 9: Educational Measurement and Evaluation Reliability vs. Validity (20% weightage) with numerical problem-solving (e.g., ‘Calculate Cronbach’s alpha for a 10-item test’).

Exam Time Management (3-Hour Strategy)

• First 30 minutes:Skim the question paper and allocate 10 minutes per 10-mark question (prioritize Unit 3: and Unit 5 for higher scores).
• Short-answer questions (20 marks):Answer in 100–150 words using direct syllabus examples (e.g., ‘Apply Bandura’s Social Learning Theory to classroom management’).
• Case-study questions (15–20 marks):Use PEE format (Point-Evidence-Explanation) with real-world applications (e.g., ‘How would you counsel a student with Erikson’s ‘Identity vs. Role Confusion’ crisis?’).
• Last 30 minutes:Review Unit 9: numerical questions and proofread answers for grammar/technical accuracy.

Subject-Specific FAQs

• QAre there directly repeatable questions from previous years?

  A Yes. Units 1, 3, and 5 have 30–40% question overlap (e.g., ‘Explain Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs in education’ appeared in 2020 and 2022). Focus on key theorists (Piaget, Vygotsky, Rogers) for high-yield answers.

• QHow should I prepare for application-based questions (e.g., ‘Design a counseling session’)?

  A Use IGNOU’s prescribed textbooks (e.g., Educational Psychology by R.C. Aggarwal) for step-by-step counseling techniques. Practice 10–15 mock scenarios from Unit 7 to align with 3-hour exam pacing.