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[ 19 HRGPKOW–D1S(N)20F ]

BA 1st Semester (New) Exam., 2019 (W)

EDUCATION

[ GED S1-01 ]

( Principles and Theories of Education )

Full Marks : 80

Time : 3 hours

The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions

1. (a) Answer the following questions in one or two sentence(s) : 1×8=8

t¡º¹ šøŗγèÒ¹ l¡üv¡¹ &i¡à ¤à ƒåi¡à ¤àA¡¸t¡ [ºJA¡¡ :
(i) Write the views given by John Dewey on social aim of education.
\> [l¡l¡üÒüì¯ [Åۡ๠Îà³à[\A¡ ºÛ¡¸¹ *š¹t¡ šøƒà> A¡¹à ³t¡à³t¡Î³èÒ [ºJA¡¡ú
(ii) Write two features of Indian heritage.
®¡à¹t¡ãÚ '[t¡Ò¸¹ ƒåi¡à í¤[ÅÊ¡¸ [ºJA¡¡ú
(iii) Write two principles of education for international understanding.
"à”z@¹àÊ¡öãÚ ¤å\àš¹à¹ ¤àì¤ ƒåi¡à íÅ[Û¡A¡ >ã[t¡ [ºJA¡¡ú
(iv) Write the psychological meaning of the word ‘value’.
‘³èº¸ì¤à‹’ Ŧìi¡à¹ ³ì>àî¤`¡à[>A¡ "=¢ìi¡à [ºJA¡¡ú
(v) Point out one difference between idealism and naturalism.
"àƒÅ¢¤àƒ "à¹ç¡ šøAõ¡[t¡¤àƒ¹ &i¡à šà=¢A¡¸ "àRå¡[ºÚàÒü [ƒÚA¡¡ú

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(vi) What is experimental pragmatism?

š¹ãÛ¡o‹³¢ã šøìÚàK¤àƒ [A¡?
(vii) Write the name of a book written by Mahatma Gandhi.
³Òàuà KàÞê¡ãìÚ [ºJà &J> Nø”‚¹ >à³ [ºJA¡¡ú
(viii) Name the device used for teaching Arithmetic.
K[ot¡ [ÅA¡à¤îº ¤¸¯Ò๠A¡¹à "à[Òºà[¤‹¹ >à³ [ºJA¡¡ú
(b) Choose the correct option from the following : 1×4=4
t¡ºt¡ [ƒÚàγèÒ¹ š¹à Ç¡‡ý¡ [¤A¡¿ìi¡à ¤à[á l¡ü[º¯à*A¡ :
(i) _____ curriculum has given importance on the intellectual
attainment of the child.
_____ šàk¡¸yû¡³t¡¡ [ÅÇ¡ÎA¡º¹ ë¤ï[‡ý¡A¡ [¤A¡àÅA¡ šøà‹à>¸ [ƒ[ạú
(1) Activity-based
A¡³¢Åãº
(2) Traditional
š¹´š¹àKt¡
(3) Balanced
®¡à¹Î೸šèo¢
(4) Experienced
"[®¡`¡t¡àìA¡[–ƒøA¡

(ii) The national integration keeps members of a nation united through

the sharing of _____.
¹àÊ¡öãÚ Î}Ò[t¡ìÚ &J> ¹àÊ¡ö¹ >àK[¹A¡ÎA¡ºA¡ _____ \[¹Úìt¡ &A¡ìKài¡ A¡[¹ ¹àìJ¡ú
(1) a religious feeling
&i¡à ‹³¢ãÚ ³ì>஡ह
(2) an emotional attachment
&i¡à "àì¯[KA¡ "àƒà>-šøƒà>¹
(3) a mutual understanding
&i¡à šà¹Ñš[¹A¡ ¤å\àš¹à¹
(4) a good policy
&i¡à ®¡àº >ã[t¡¹

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(iii) The idealist philosophy takes its root from _____ metaphysical
doctrine of universal ideas or truth.
"àƒÅ¢¤àƒã ƒÅ¢ì> ÒüÚ๠³èº [Åšàl¡àº _____ [¤Å«\>ã> Ît¡¸t¡à "à¹ç¡ ‹à¹oà¹
"[‹[¤ƒ¸à³èºA¡ ¤W¡>¹ š¹à NøÒo A¡[¹ìáú

(1) Socrates’

W¡ìyû¡[i¡á¹

(2) Plato’s

ëšÃi¡’¹

(3) Kant’s

A¡à–i¡¹

(4) Aristotle’s

&[¹Ê¡’i¡º¹

(iv) Which philosophy states that ‘the individual is greater and more
important than the existence of man, nation and the world’?

ëA¡à>ìi¡à ƒÅ¢ì> ¤o¢>à A¡ì¹ ë™ ‘ëƒÅ, ¹àÊ¡ö, "à¹ç¡ ³à>åÒ¹ "[ÑzŒîA¡ ¤¸[v¡û¡¹ "[ÑzŒ l¡üv¡³
"à¹ç¡ P¡¹ç¡Œšèo¢’?

(1) Idealism
"àƒÅ¢¤àƒ

(2) Existentialism

"[ÑzŒ¤àƒ

(3) Pragmatism

šøìÚàK¤àƒ

(4) Naturalism

šøAõ¡[t¡¤àƒ

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(c) Fill in the blanks : 1×4=4

Jàºã k¡àÒü šè¹o A¡¹A¡ :
(i) Pestalozzi was a great supporter of the _____ aim.
ëšÊ¡àº\ã _____ ºÛ¡¸¹ ³Òà> γ=¢A¡ "à[ạú

(ii) The word ‘school’ has originated from the Greek root ‘_____’.
‘[¤ƒ¸àºÚ’ (school) Ŧìi¡à ³èºt¡ NøãA¡ Ŧ ‘_____’ ¹ š¹à "à[Òìá¡ú

(iii) There are the three aspects of God which can be described as
Existence, _____ and _____.

#Å«¹¹ [t¡[>i¡à [ƒÅ "àìá [™ìi¡àA¡ "[ÑzŒ, _____ "à¹ç¡ _____ ¤å[º ¤o¢>à A¡[¹¤ šà[¹¡ú

(iv) Montessori devised _____ for providing exercises for sense training.
Òü[–ƒøÚγèÒA¡ šø[ÅÛ¡o [ƒÚ๠¤àì¤ ³ì–i¡á¹ãìÚ _____ Îò\å[º l¡üŠ±à¯> A¡[¹[ạú

2. Answer any five from the following questions (each in around 50 words) :
2×5=10
t¡º¹ šøŗγèÒ¹ š¹à [™ ëA¡àì>à šòàW¡i¡à¹ l¡üv¡¹ [ºJA¡ (šø[t¡ìi¡à šøàÚ 50 Ŧ¹ [®¡t¡¹t¡) :

(a) What is meant by bi-polar process of education?

[Åۡ๠[‡-šà[Û¡A¡ šø[yû¡Úà ¤å[ºìº [A¡ ¤å\àÚ?

(b) “School is a miniature society.” Interpret the statement.

‘‘[¤ƒ¸àºÚ &J> Û塉 γà\¡ú’’— A¡=àÈà¹ã ¤å\àÒü [ƒÚA¡¡ú

(c) Write few aspects of education based on philosophy.

ƒÅ¢>¹ "à‹à¹t¡ šø[t¡[Ë¡t¡ [Åۡ๠ëA¡t¡ì¤à¹ [ƒÅ [ºJA¡¡ú

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(d) What type of subjects have received importance in existentialist

curriculum?
"[ÑzŒ¤àƒã šàk¡¸yû¡³t¡ [A¡ ‹¹o¹ [¤ÈÚγèìÒ P¡¹ç¡Œ ºà®¡ A¡[¹ìá?

(e) Write the views of Mahatma Gandhi on women’s education.

>à¹ã[Åۡ๠*š¹t¡ ³Òàuà KàÞê¡ã¹ ³t¡à³t¡Î³èÒ [ºJA¡¡ú

(f) What are the two aspects of Froebel’s educational philosophy?

óø¡ì¯º¹ íÅ[Û¡A¡ ƒÅ¢>¹ ƒåi¡à [ƒÅ [A¡ [A¡?

3. Answer any six from the following questions (each in around 120 words) :
4×6=24
t¡º¹ šøŗγèÒ¹ š¹à [™ ëA¡àì>à áÚi¡à¹ l¡üv¡¹ [ºJA¡ (šø[t¡ìi¡à šøàÚ 120 Ŧ¹ [®¡t¡¹t¡) :

(a) Write the features of activity curriculum.

A¡³¢ìA¡[–ƒøA¡ šàk¡¸yû¡³¹ í¤[ÅÊ¡¸Î³èÒ [ºJA¡¡ú

(b) What are the programmes to be taken in the schools in promoting

national integration?
¹àÊ¡öãÚ Î}Ò[t¡ [¤A¡àÅt¡ [¤ƒ¸àºÚγèìÒ ëA¡ì>A塯à A¡³¢ÎèW¡ã º’¤ šàì¹?

(c) How does value develop in the mind of the students?

áày-áàyã¹ ³>t¡ ³èº¸ì¤à‹ ëA¡ì>îA¡ [¤A¡àÅ A¡[¹¤ šà[¹?

(d) What are the different forms of naturalism?

šøAõ¡[t¡¤àƒ¹ [¤[®¡Ä šøA¡à¹ì¤à¹ [A¡ [A¡?

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(e) Highlight the shortcomings of pragmatism.

šøìÚàK¤àƒ¹ yç¡[i¡Î³èÒ ƒõ[Ê¡ìKàW¡¹ A¡¹A¡¡ú

(f) Write the concept of ‘Karma’ as explained by Swami Vivekananda.

Ѭà³ã [¤ì¤A¡à>–ƒÒü ¤¸àJ¸à A¡¹à ">åÎ[¹ ‘A¡³¢’ (Karma)¹ ‹à¹oàìi¡à [ºJA¡¡ú

(g) Discuss Froebel’s educational principles.

óø¡ì¯º¹ íÅ[Û¡A¡ >ã[t¡Î³èÒ "àìºàW¡>à A¡¹A¡¡ú

4. Answer any five from the following questions (each in around 200 words) :
6×5=30
t¡º¹ šøŗγèÒ¹ š¹à [™ ëA¡àì>à šòàW¡i¡à¹ l¡üv¡¹ [ºJA¡ (šø[t¡ìi¡à šøàÚ 200 Ŧ¹ [®¡t¡¹t¡) :

(a) Show the difference between liberal and vocational aim of education.
What will you accept as the aim of education in the present society?
4+2=6
[Åۡ๠™å[v¡û¡¤àƒã ºÛ¡¸ "à¹ç¡ ¤õ[v¡³åJã ºÛ¡¸¹ šà=¢A¡¸ [>o¢Ú A¡¹A¡¡ú ¤t¢¡³à> γà\¹ ºKt¡
[Åۡ๠ëA¡à>ìi¡à ºÛ¡¸ NøÒoì™àK¸ ¤å[º "àšå[> ®¡àì¤?

(b) “Too much nationalistic feeling is harmful for the promotion of

international understanding.” Justify the statement.
‘‘"[‹A¡ ëƒÅìšø³¹ ">å®è¡[t¡ "à”z\¢à[t¡A¡ ¤å\àš¹à ¤õ[‡ý¡¹ šø[t¡¤Þê¡ã¡ú’’ ¤àA¡¸Åà¹ã¹ ™å[v¡û¡™åv¡û¡t¡à
ƒà[R¡ ‹¹A¡¡ú

(c) Evaluate the contribution of idealism in the theory and practice of

education.
[Åۡ๠t¡à[wA¡ "à¹ç¡ ¤¸¯Òà[¹A¡ [ƒÅt¡ "àƒÅ¢¤àƒ¹ ¤¹R¡[o ³èº¸àÚ> A¡¹A¡¡ú

(d) Discuss the merits and demerits of Montessori system of education.

³ì–i¡á¹ã [ÅÛ¡à ¤¸¯Ñ‚๠P¡o "à¹ç¡ ëƒàÈγèÒ "àìºàW¡>à A¡¹A¡¡ú

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(e) Explain the influences of existentialism in educational field.

[ÅÛ¡àìÛ¡yt¡ "[ÑzŒ¤àƒ¹ šø®¡à¯Î³èÒ ¤¸àJ¸à A¡¹A¡¡ú

(f) Differentiate between naturalism and pragmatism.

šøAõ¡[t¡¤àƒ "à¹ç¡ ¤àÑz¯¤àƒ¹ šà=¢A¡¸ [>o¢Ú A¡¹A¡¡ú

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