CHAPTER 2: EDUCATION AND ALLIED TERMS

Which statement best describes ‘teaching’?

• A one-way flow of information

• A dynamic interaction between instructor and learner

• Memorizing facts and figures without context

• Strictly following textbooks

Instruction primarily focuses on:

• Holistic personality development

• Imparting specific knowledge or skills

• Encouraging broad moral and civic virtues

• Eliminating all forms of testing

Education vs. Training: which is TRUE?

• Training is all about memorization, while education is all about repetition

• Education is purely practical, whereas training is only theoretical

• Training is narrower, aiming at skill mastery; education is broader, including values

• No difference exists between the two

When we say ‘schooling is a subset of education,’ we mean:

• Education only occurs in schools

• Schooling covers every aspect of personal development

• Schooling is one formal channel among many forms of education

• Schooling is irrelevant to education

Indoctrination differs from education because indoctrination:

• Encourages constant inquiry

• Involves flexible, critical approaches

• Imposes dogmatic beliefs without questioning

• Allows for personal freedom of thought

Literacy can be defined as:

• The sum total of a person’s development

• The minimal ability to read, write, and do arithmetic

• Teaching moral values

• Gaining cultural refinement

In its narrow sense, education usually refers to:

• All life experiences

• Formal schooling and instruction

• Character building through informal activities

• Peer-group learning only

Which is an example of the ‘wider meaning’ of education?

• Only what is taught in school textbooks

• A single certificate program

• All events and influences that shape a person from cradle to grave

• Passing a standardized test

An essential characteristic of lifelong education is:

• One-time formal degree that solves all learning needs

• Learning confined to early childhood

• Ongoing learning throughout an individual’s life

• A certificate with no skill development

Which statement best describes ‘schooling’?

• A formal structure for delivering instruction

• A method to force individuals into certain ideological positions

• An informal process of receiving moral values from society

• A system with no hierarchy or organization