According to the the journal published by the Institute of Education‚ at Yale University‚ education in the largest sense is any act or experience that has a formative effect on the mind‚ character or physical ability of an individual. In its technical sense‚ education is the process by which society deliberately transmits its accumulated knowledge‚ skills and values from one generation to another. Many people agree that formal education has its roots in ancient Greece with Socrates‚ and then past
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The aim of higher education Ⅰ.The definition of education A. Ancient Greeks The ancient Greeks‚ during the Golden Age of Athens‚ gave us great advances in art‚ literature‚ and philosophy. Philosophers such as Socrates(470-399 B.C.)‚ Plato(427-347 B.C.)‚ and Aristotle (384-322B.C.)were responsible for advanced thinking that has affected education up to the present time. Advanced thinking for these Greeks meant that they possessed wisdom far beyond what humans had expected before their time.
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Sociological Foundation of Education -By Gopi Chandra Upreti M. Phil. Development Studies‚ KUSOED Kathmandu‚ Nepal. Introduction Education is a process of learning. It is a kind of method to get knowledge in human life. As John Dewey said education ‘brings out all capabilities’ of human beings. It helps us to live our life independently. Accordingly‚ Socrates said that education has taken out our ideas from ‘innate capabilities’ so that we can know everything of the world. Education has certain functions
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Subsumption Theory (David Ausubel) Ausubel’s theory is concerned with how individuals learn large amounts of meaningful material from verbal/textual presentations in a school setting (in contrast to theories developed in the context of laboratory experiments). According to Ausubel‚ learning is based upon the kinds of superordinate‚ representational‚ and combinatorial processes that occur during the reception of information. A primary process in learning is subsumption in which new material is related
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Hughes presents a case for talking about technological momentum as a point between two opposite ideas; social constructivism and technological determinism. This raises questions as to what exactly the relationship is between technological momentum and soft determinism. Both ideas deal with the effect society has on technology and the effect that technology has on society. I will argue that while both ideas seem to be the same‚ there are important distinctions to make between the two. One is that
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educational system‚ which is divided into primary‚ secondary and tertiary (college) education. Primary and secondary education is usually imparted at public schools although a strong network of private schools also exists. All educational programs in France are regulated by the Ministry of National Education. Schooling in France is mandatory as of age 6‚ the first year of primary school while secondary education consists of collège for the first four years after primary school and the lycée for
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Philosophy of Education Personal Philosophy of Education Nancy H‚ Wieczorek Vicki- Kugel Brandt University of Phoenix Philosophy of Education What is my personal philosophy I plan to use as a new teacher in the classroom? How will this philosophy or views relate to my classroom management and instruction? Which view do I feel embodies my personal beliefs about education? How will I as a new teacher use this philosophy in my classroom‚ give examples or Ideas?
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Online Education vs. Traditional Online Education vs. Traditional Education There are different ways to access higher education‚ either through online education or traditional education. For centuries‚ online education could not compare to traditional education. Today‚ online education competes with traditional education in many ways. Though online education has become very popular‚ how does one know which is best for him or her? Identifying the pros and cons through flexibility‚ communication
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Disadvantage and Advantage of Education Choices Students today have so many options to enhance their education. While traditional education has advantages for the students‚ online education can have the same components and techniques just in a different method of teaching. Online education better prepares a colleague for their future by offering smaller student to teacher ratios and tailoring materials to the student’s specific interests; however‚ traditional school education prepares a colleague to
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information for learning purposes only in the classroom. KSSR emphasised on the use of various teaching approaches which place greater emphasis and impact on student. Emphasis to hands-on Teaming such as inquiry discovery‚ project-based learning‚ constructivism‚ contextual learning‚ and mastery learning and learning outside the classroom is needed for these students to undergo a more interesting teaching and learning process. Teacher also need to focus on student centred learning itself and provide space
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