CHAPTER 1: EDUCATION — DEFINITION, MEANING, AND FUNCTIONS

Which of the following best captures Gandhiji’s view of education?

• Focusing on intellectual excellence alone

• A process of strict memorization

• An all-round development of body, mind, and spirit

• Equipping learners only with vocational skills

What is the key emphasis in Dewey’s perspective on education?

• Social discipline and memorization

• Continuous growth and adaptation

• Strict religious indoctrination

• Absolute obedience to authority

Which Latin term means “to draw out” or “lead out”?

• Educare

• Educere

• Educationem

• Edutium

Education is considered a ‘lifelong process’ primarily because:

• It ends after high school

• Children forget information quickly

• Learning continues from birth to death

• Only academic schooling is important

Which pair represents the ‘bipolar process’ in education?

• Teacher and student

• Teacher and textbook

• Student and environment

• Parents and peers

What is a central function of education in any society?

• Eliminating diversity of thought

• Providing exclusive privileges to select groups

• Sustaining cultural heritage and social integration

• Preventing cross-cultural communication

‘Tripolar’ in education includes the teacher, learner, and the __________.

• Parent

• Principal

• Environment (or subject matter)

• School uniform

Education as ‘transmission of culture’ implies:

• Passing knowledge from one generation to the next

• Eliminating all older customs

• Emphasizing only modern trends

• Encouraging memorization without context

Which factor does NOT typically shape a nation’s educational system?

• Geography

• Religion

• Movie popularity

• Economics

Education viewed as a ‘continuous reorganization of experience’ is closely related to:

• Learning in isolation

• Rote memorization

• Constructivist and progressive philosophies

• Limiting the learner’s abilities