Knowledge and curriculum b.ed 2nd year

3. Characteristics of knowledge 4. Types of Knowledge 5. Sources of knowledge 1. Meaning and concept of knowledge Knowledge stands for:- • facts information and skills acquired by a person through experience or education. • theoretical or practical understanding of a subject. • awareness or familiarity gained by experience of a fact or situation. The philosopher Plato defined knowledge as justified true belief Let us compare knowledge with wisdom. Knowledge is the accumulation of facts and information. Wisdom is a synthesis of knowledge and experiences into insights. Wisdom deepens one’s relationships and the meaning of life. Education is a means of discovering new things which we do not know and hence it increases our knowledge. So, knowledge is a meaningful structure of facts into some relationships. We can define knowledge as • the fact of knowing • information or what is already known • the whole of what can be learned or found out. Terms knowledge, information, and wisdom are interrelated to each other. We can further define knowledge as • assured belief • information • enlightenment • practical skill and acquaintance. As used by teachers and educators the term ‘concept of knowledge’ refers to the information that teacher teach and students are expected to learn in given subject or content area. Knowledge is related to the facts, concepts, theories, and principles that are taught. It is not related to the skills such as reading, writing or researching that students le...

Knowledge, curriculum and language across the curriculum Knowledge and Education Knowledge is inherent in man; no knowledge comes from outside; it is all inside; What we say a man “knows”, should, in strict psychological language, be what he “discovers” or “unveils”; what a man learns is really what he “discovers”, by taking the cover off his own soul which is a mine of infinite knowledge. -Swami Vivekananda. Education is limited. It is what a person needs to live. It defines the way you spend your life. Knowledge is like that infinite balloon which can be stretched forever. It isn’t counted in basic need. Knowledge is like water that satisfies our soul’s thirst. • Educationis a formal process while knowledge is an informal experience. • Education is acquired through the formal institutions like school, colleges and universities, whereas knowledge is gained from the real life experiences. • Education is taught by the teachers to the students while knowledge is gained by itself or is self driven. • Education is a process of learning and one comes to know various facts, ideas and theories, while knowledge is the application of these facts and theories. There are no set guidelines for it. Knowledge is a product. Education is the process to build that product. The more a person educates himself, the more knowledgeable the person becomes. And the more knowledgeable a person becomes, the more he will be capable to educate himself better and deeper. Knowledge v/s Education There ...