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Unit-1: Meaning of Education, Very short answer questions., 1. What is the derivative meaning of the word 'Educare'?, Ans: The word 'Educare' means to bring up,to raise,to nourish., 2. What is the meaning of the Latin derivative word 'Educere'?, Ans:The word 'Educere’ means to to draw out,to lead out,to, bring forth etc., 3.What does the derivative Latin, Word 'Educatum' stand for?, Ans:It stands for teaching or, training., 4.Education is also derived from, the Latin words 'E-Duco' and, what are its meanings?, Ans: 'E' means 'out of', and 'Duco', Means 'to lead'., 5.What is education?, Ans: Education is the process of, drawing out an individual's, inherent qualities and bringing, up these qualities to the best, level., 6.What is the narrower meaning, of education?
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Ans:It is the knowledge received, and imparted in the schools,, colleges and universities., 7.What is the wider meaning, of education?, Ans:It is the knowledge and, experiences received from our, surroundings and from all, sources beyond the educational institutions in day to, day life from time to time., 8.What is education according to Socrates?, Ans: According to Socrates,, “Education helps us to dispel error and discover truth., 9.What is Plato's definition of education?, Ans: According to Plato,”Education is the, capacity to feel pleasure and pain at the, right moment.It develops in the body and, in the soul of the pupil all the beauty and, all the perfection of which he is capable, of”., 10.What is Aristotle’s definition of education?, Ans: According to Aristotle,”Education is, , 2
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The creation of sound mind in a sound, Body”., 11.What is education to Rig Veda?, Ans: According to Rig Veda,”Education is, that which makes a man self-reliant and, selfless”., 12.What is the definition of education, according to Mahatma Gandhi?, Ans:Gandhiji defines,”By education I, mean an all round drawing out of the, best in child and man-body, mind and, spirit”., 13.What is Vivekananda's definition of, Education?, Ans: According to Vivekananda,”Education, is the manifestation of divine perfection, already existing in man”., 14.What did Dr. S. Radhakrishnan say on, the importance of education?, Ans:Dr. S. Radhakrishnan said,”Education, means the training of the intellect,refinement of the heart and discipline of the, spirit”., 15.Who called education as a bipolar, process?, Ans:Sir John Adams., , 3
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16.Who called education as a tripolar, process?, Ans:John Dewey., 17.What is value?, Ans:Norms of behaviour are the values., 18.Give one example of two types of values., Ans:Moral values and social values., Rewrite the following sentences by filling, gaps with the word/name from the, respective sentences., i., , ii., , alternatives given against the, , The term education is derived from…….., (Latin/French/German), Ans:Latin, The total process of education involves three things:the teacher,the, student and the……, (Teacher’s personality/School building/Social, environment), Ans: Social environment, , iii., , iv., , v., , 4, , Modern education is centered around the……, (School/Curriculum/Child), Ans: Child, Value oriented education is the one which aims at achieving, certain…….., (National aims/Individual aims/Economic aims), Ans: National aims, Imparting education through educational institutions is known as………., education., (Non formal/Informal/Formal), Ans:Formal
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