EDU101 Final Term Preparation by Risky Bird

Part 1

1. Literacy today is more than simply being able to read, write, and do simple quantitative skills; it includes cultural literacy.
2. Schools as agents of change must also teach scientific literacy.
3. Computer literacy is an essential part of modern education.
4. Technological literacy prepares students for the modern world.
5. Electronic/media literacy is necessary to interpret media messages.
6. Information literacy enables students to access, evaluate, and use information effectively.
7. Individuals act according to external forces in determinism.
8. Individuals act according to their knowledge of right and wrong in voluntarism.
9. Functional theories emphasize interdependence of the social system.
10. Emile Durkheim believed education creates moral unity and social cohesion.
11. Functionalists assume consensus is the normal state in society.
12. Conflict theories emphasize dominant groups imposing will on subordinate groups.
13. Karl Marx is the intellectual founder of conflict theories.
14. Schools transmit cultural capital from one generation to another.
15. Interactional theories critique functional and conflict perspectives.
16. Student labels like “gifted” or “learning disabled” reflect social class backgrounds.
17. Schooling should have three effects: knowledge, attitudes, and employment.
18. Teacher roles can cause role strain inside the classroom.
19. Four major types of college students are: careerists, intellectuals, strivers, and unconnected.
20. To achieve equality, society must eliminate inadequate schools.
21. Tracking in schools contributes to inequality.
22. Gender discrimination must be removed to ensure equal education.
23. Bernstein’s theory deals with curriculum and pedagogy.
24. Curriculum defines what counts as valid knowledge.
25. Pedagogy defines valid transmission of knowledge.
26. Labeling theory studies why people are labeled.
27. Self-fulfilling prophecy means if men define situations as real, they are real in their
28. Schools should be child-centered, activity-centered, experience-centered.
29. Mix-ability groups help disadvantaged students learn from better achieving peers.
30. Educational aims should change according to technology and societal needs.
31. Define determinism in education. o Determinism is when an individual behaves in a particular way because external forces make them do so.
32. Define voluntarism in education. o Voluntarism is when an individual behaves in a particular way because they know the right way to behave, voluntarily.

Q3. What are the three types of literacy schools should focus on?

o Cultural literacy, scientific literacy, and computer literacy.

Q4. Who is the founder of functionalist theory in education?

o Emile Durkheim.

Q5. Who is considered the intellectual founder of conflict theories?

o Karl Marx.

Q6. What are the three effects of schooling on individuals?

o Knowledge, attitudes, and employment.

7. List four major types of college students. o Careerists, intellectuals, strivers, unconnected.

Q8. What are the components of Bernstein’s theory in education?

o Curriculum, pedagogy, and evaluation.

Q9. What is the self-fulfilling prophecy in education?

o It is the idea that if people define situations as real, they become real in their

Q10. Why should schools create mixed-ability groups?

To help disadvantaged students learn from the experiences of better achieving peers.

Part 2

1. The first educational conference of Pakistan was held in ________ in December 1947.

Answer: Karachi

2. The 1947 conference recommended ________ education as a compulsory subject.

Answer: Religious (Quran and Sunnah)

3. The conference recommended ________ as a medium of instruction.

Answer: Urdu

4. English as a medium of instruction was recommended to be ________.

Answer: Abolished gradually

5. The central educational consultation board was formed to ________.

Answer: Plan educational system and devise programs for provinces

6. An ________ board was suggested to coordinate programs of universities.

Answer: Interdisciplinary / Inter University

7. The conference recommended the primary education period to be increased from four years to

Answer: Five years

8. Adult education was recommended to increase ________ in the country.

Answer: Literacy

9. The 1947 conference agreed upon the preservation of ________.

Answer: Nazaria Pakistan