BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY
TIRUCHIRAPPALLI – 620 024
CENTRE FOR DISTANCE EDUCATION
KNOWLEDGE AND CURRICULUM
B.Ed. II YEAR
(Copyright reserved) For Private Circulation only
,Chairman
Dr.V.M.Muthukumar
Vice-Chancellor
Bharathidasan University
Tiruchirapplli-620 024
Vice-Chairman
Dr.C.Thiruchelvam
Registrar
Bharathidasan University
Tiruchirapplli-620 024
Course Director
Dr. R. Babu Rajendran
Director i/c
Centre for Distance Education
Bharathidasan University
Tiruchirapplli-620 024
Course Material Co-ordinator
Dr.K.Anandan
Professor & Head, Dept .of Education
Centre for Distance Education
Bharathidasan University
Tiruchirapplli-620 024
Author
Dr.A.Tholappan
Asst.Professor,Dept.of Education,CDE
Bharathidaan University
Tiruchirapplli-620 024
The Syllabus adopted from 2015-16 onwards
,UNIT-1 KNOWLEDGE EDUCATION CURRICULUM AND
PERSPECTIVES
Structure
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Objectives
1.3 Foundations of Education
1.4 Genesis of knowledge
1.5 Types of Knowledge
1.5.1 Personal Knowledge
1.5.2 Procedural Knowledge
1.5.3 Propositional Knowledge
1.6 Structure and Forms of Knowledge
1.6.1 Ways to Acquiring Knowledge
1.6.2 Meaning of Information
1.7 Modes of Education
1.7.1 Formal Education
1.7.2 Non - Formal Education
1.7.2.1 Open University
1.7.2.2 Open and Distance Learning
1.7.2.3 Distance Education
1.7.3 Informal Education
1.8 Teaching in Multicultural Setting
1.9 Curriculum
1.9.1 Meaning of Curriculum
1.9.2 Nature of Curriculum
1.9.3 Scope of Curriculum
1.9.4 Curriculum and Syllabus
1.9.5 Curriculum Development
1.9.6 Need and Importance of Curriculum
1.10 Foundation of Curriculum
1.10.1 Philosophical Foundation of Curriculum
1.10.2 Psychological Foundation of Curriculum
1.10.3 Sociological Foundation of Curriculum
1.11 Let Us Sum Up
1.12 Unit End Activity
1.13 Points for Discussion
1.14 Answer to Check Your Progress
1
, 1.1 INTRODUCTION
Knowledge is habitually defined as a belief that is true and justified.
The philosopher Plato famously defined knowledge as "justified true belief".
On the other hand, knowledge is a familiarity, awareness of understanding of
someone or something, such as facts, information, descriptions, or skills,
which acquired through experiences or education by perceiving, discovering
or learning. On comparing knowledge and wisdom, knowledge is the
accumulation of facts and information and wisdom is the synthesis is of
knowledge and experiences into insights that deepen one’s understanding of
relationships and the meaning of life. Education is really a means to discover
new things which we don’t know about and increase our knowledge. Hence,
it is important to provide effective teaching-learning experiences by means of
constructing productive curriculum. In developing curriculum, all the
foundations (Philosophical, Psychological, and Sociological Foundations) of
development of curriculum should be accommodated with respect to the
learners and the society. Educators, curriculum makers and teachers must have
promoted philosophies that are deemed necessary for planning, implementing
and evaluating a school curriculum. This philosophical foundation define the
purpose of the school, the important subject to be taught, the kind of learning
students must have and how they can acquire them, the instructional material,
methods and strategies to be used and how students will be evaluated. It is
found that Curriculum is influenced by psychology and Psychology provides
information about the teaching and learning process. This psychological
foundation seeks answers as to how a curriculum be organized in order to
achieve students’ learning at the optimum level, and as to what amount of
information they can absorb in learning the various contents of the curriculum.
Education takes place in society. Education is essentially a social process and
life-long process and social environment educates the child education has a
social role to play. Since the society is dynamic, there are many developments
which are difficult to cope with and to adjust to. Hence, sociological
foundation of curriculum helps in developing democratic skills and values in
students. In this unit, we will discuss about the importance of knowledge with
its acquisition, modes of education and its scope and determinants of
curriculum with its foundations.
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TIRUCHIRAPPALLI – 620 024
CENTRE FOR DISTANCE EDUCATION
KNOWLEDGE AND CURRICULUM
B.Ed. II YEAR
(Copyright reserved) For Private Circulation only
,Chairman
Dr.V.M.Muthukumar
Vice-Chancellor
Bharathidasan University
Tiruchirapplli-620 024
Vice-Chairman
Dr.C.Thiruchelvam
Registrar
Bharathidasan University
Tiruchirapplli-620 024
Course Director
Dr. R. Babu Rajendran
Director i/c
Centre for Distance Education
Bharathidasan University
Tiruchirapplli-620 024
Course Material Co-ordinator
Dr.K.Anandan
Professor & Head, Dept .of Education
Centre for Distance Education
Bharathidasan University
Tiruchirapplli-620 024
Author
Dr.A.Tholappan
Asst.Professor,Dept.of Education,CDE
Bharathidaan University
Tiruchirapplli-620 024
The Syllabus adopted from 2015-16 onwards
,UNIT-1 KNOWLEDGE EDUCATION CURRICULUM AND
PERSPECTIVES
Structure
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Objectives
1.3 Foundations of Education
1.4 Genesis of knowledge
1.5 Types of Knowledge
1.5.1 Personal Knowledge
1.5.2 Procedural Knowledge
1.5.3 Propositional Knowledge
1.6 Structure and Forms of Knowledge
1.6.1 Ways to Acquiring Knowledge
1.6.2 Meaning of Information
1.7 Modes of Education
1.7.1 Formal Education
1.7.2 Non - Formal Education
1.7.2.1 Open University
1.7.2.2 Open and Distance Learning
1.7.2.3 Distance Education
1.7.3 Informal Education
1.8 Teaching in Multicultural Setting
1.9 Curriculum
1.9.1 Meaning of Curriculum
1.9.2 Nature of Curriculum
1.9.3 Scope of Curriculum
1.9.4 Curriculum and Syllabus
1.9.5 Curriculum Development
1.9.6 Need and Importance of Curriculum
1.10 Foundation of Curriculum
1.10.1 Philosophical Foundation of Curriculum
1.10.2 Psychological Foundation of Curriculum
1.10.3 Sociological Foundation of Curriculum
1.11 Let Us Sum Up
1.12 Unit End Activity
1.13 Points for Discussion
1.14 Answer to Check Your Progress
1
, 1.1 INTRODUCTION
Knowledge is habitually defined as a belief that is true and justified.
The philosopher Plato famously defined knowledge as "justified true belief".
On the other hand, knowledge is a familiarity, awareness of understanding of
someone or something, such as facts, information, descriptions, or skills,
which acquired through experiences or education by perceiving, discovering
or learning. On comparing knowledge and wisdom, knowledge is the
accumulation of facts and information and wisdom is the synthesis is of
knowledge and experiences into insights that deepen one’s understanding of
relationships and the meaning of life. Education is really a means to discover
new things which we don’t know about and increase our knowledge. Hence,
it is important to provide effective teaching-learning experiences by means of
constructing productive curriculum. In developing curriculum, all the
foundations (Philosophical, Psychological, and Sociological Foundations) of
development of curriculum should be accommodated with respect to the
learners and the society. Educators, curriculum makers and teachers must have
promoted philosophies that are deemed necessary for planning, implementing
and evaluating a school curriculum. This philosophical foundation define the
purpose of the school, the important subject to be taught, the kind of learning
students must have and how they can acquire them, the instructional material,
methods and strategies to be used and how students will be evaluated. It is
found that Curriculum is influenced by psychology and Psychology provides
information about the teaching and learning process. This psychological
foundation seeks answers as to how a curriculum be organized in order to
achieve students’ learning at the optimum level, and as to what amount of
information they can absorb in learning the various contents of the curriculum.
Education takes place in society. Education is essentially a social process and
life-long process and social environment educates the child education has a
social role to play. Since the society is dynamic, there are many developments
which are difficult to cope with and to adjust to. Hence, sociological
foundation of curriculum helps in developing democratic skills and values in
students. In this unit, we will discuss about the importance of knowledge with
its acquisition, modes of education and its scope and determinants of
curriculum with its foundations.
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