EDU101 Final Term Past Papers Set 2

EDU101 Foundation of Education · Final Term paper fall 2015 · My own paper: · Paper pattern: · MCQS 10 Subjective Questions 16

Q1. What are the Piaget’s stages of cognitive development?

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Q2. What is the perspective of functional theories and conflict theories?

: 128 – Sociological Foundations of Education: Theoretical Perspectives

• Functional Theories: stresses the interdependence of the social system, how well the parts are integrated with each other.
• Emile Durkheim: education in all societies of critical importance in creating moral unity, social cohesion, and harmony . . . moral values are the foundations of society

Topic: 129 - Functionalists

• Assume that consensus is the normal state in society and conflict represents a breakdown of shared values.
• Educational reform is to create structures, programs and curricula that are technically advanced, rational, and encourage social unity.

Topic: 130 – Conflict Theories-1

• Social order is based on the ability of dominant groups imposing their will on subordinate groups through force, cooptation, and manipulation.
• The glue of society is economic, political, cultural, and military power.
• Ideologies legitimate inequality and unequal distribution of goods as inevitable outcome of biology or history.
• Whereas functionalists emphasize cohesion, conflict theorists, emphasize struggle in explaining social order.
• Karl Marks is the intellectual founder of conflict theories.

Topic: 131 - Conflict Theories-2

• The “Achievement Ideology” of schools disguises the real power struggle which correspond to the power struggles of the large society.
• Educational expansion best explained by status group struggle . . . educational credentials such as college diplomas primarily status symbols rather than indicators of actual achievement to secure more advantageous places in employment and social structure. “Cultural capital” passed on by families and schools . . . schools pass on social identities that either help or hinder life chances

Q3. What were the goals of education in Arabic society?

• Cultivate religious commitment to Islamic beliefs, Expertise in mathematics, medicine and science

Q4. Why the examination system of national education policy was highlighted as unsatisfactory?

• The existing system of examination has been thought in the report as unsatisfactory because it does not measure the ability of students.
• It therefore needs to be reformed and restructured.

Q5. What facilities were provided to the primary teachers in national education policy 1998?

• Existing facilities to be availed fully and new facilities to be provided.
• Media to be fully used for promotion of elementary education.
• Uprooting all types of social injustice, work will be done for equal chances of education for all.
• Promoting the elementary education, through formal and informal resources will be done.
• Terms and conditions of service for teachers will be made better and employment of teacher will be on merit basis; it will be tried to appoint teachers near their residences as much as possible.
• Poor students will be provided books and notebooks free of cost at the beginning of the educational year.
• In the elementary classes, slates and wooden planks will be introduced again.
• Subjects like cleanliness of atmosphere, use of computer, population planning, moral values and basic health will be included in the curriculum.

Q6. On which fields the Ibn Rashid provided new ideas?

He put many good and new ideas not only in the field of Philosophy but also in Medicine and Islamic Legislation.

• Kulliyah fit-tibb: 16 volumes in general medicine
• Foundations of Philosophy (Malbadil Falsafah)

Q7. What effects does schooling on the individuals?

• Knowledge
• Attitudes

Inside the Schools:

• Schools from an organization point of view . . . effects of school size.
• Curriculum expresses culture.
• Tracking in public schools, rarely in private schools.

Q8. What were the goals of the education who were the students and which teaching methods were used in the Egyptian period?

• To prepare priest according to scribe for the empire

Students:

• Memorization and copying texts
• Religious or Technical texts

Agents:

• Priest and scribes
• Restriction on educational controls to priest elites

Q9. What facilities were highlighted in the national commission 1959 to be provided to the primary teachers?

1. Teachers of Primary Education should be provided some professional training.
2. Refresher courses be arranged now and then for the teachers.
3. The service condition of teachers be made better.