Philosophy of Experimentalism has given rise to :
The basic theory of curriculum
Experimentalism is the pragmatic philosophy of John Dewey, which holds that truth is what works in experience and that knowledge is tested through activity and experiment.
Since experience and activity are taken as the very foundation of education, experimentalism provides the basic theory of curriculum: the curriculum must be built around the child's real experiences, interests and problem-solving activities.
Realism gives a realistic, subject-centred curriculum; terms such as instructive or make-shift theory do not describe the experimentalist foundation of curriculum building.
Hence, the answer is The basic theory of curriculum.
The weakness of pragmatic education is that it has ...........
To which branch of education, pragmatism makes the most important contribution :
The philosophy of naturalism came forward with reaction to .............. .
According to pragmatic philosophy, the values are .................. .
According to idealism, what is the goal of education ?
Match the Philosophy of Physical education ‘‘I’’ with appropriate statement given in ‘‘II’’ :
List I
(a) Idealism
(b) Naturalism
(c) Pragmatism
(d) Realism
List II
(i) Need not lay too much emphasis on competition inspire children for individual excellence
(ii) Insists physical educators to take cognizance of needs, interests and aptitudes of child
(iii) Helps every child to actualize his potential to an optimal extent
(iv) Ideas are enduring and physical objects are nothing more than ideas
(a) (b) (c) (d)
| LIST-I (Educational Philosophy) | LIST-II (Curriculum Focus) |
| A. Perennialism | I. Examination of social, economic and political problems, equality of educational opportunity |
| B. Progressivism | II. Constant curriculum, classical subjects, literary analysis |
| C. Essentialism | III. Interdisciplinary subject matter, activities and projects |
| D. Reconstructionism | IV. Mastering the skills, facts and concepts, back to basics movement |
| List - I | List - II |
|---|---|
| (a) Mitwelt | (i) A person exists in a given particular place at a particular time. Being conscious of it one can choose the direction of one’s life. |
| (b) Dasein | (ii) The experiences and meaning we share with others through our relationships |
| (c) Umwelt | (iii) Unique presence of human beings of self-awareness and self relatedness. |
| (d) Eigenwelt | (iv) The biological and natural environment for human beings and animals including biological needs, drives, and instincts. |
Match the terms of List - I with that of List - II select the correct option using the codes given below :
| List – I | List – II | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (a) | Idealism | (i) | Individual experience determine what is true. |
| (b) | Realism | (ii) | Individual learns the truth through experiences. |
| (c) | Pragmatism | (iii) | Science reveals the truth. |
| (d) | Existentialism | (iv) | Truth and values are absolute and universally shared. |
Codes :
| List – I (Points of accent) | List – II (Schools of Philosophy) |
| (a) Education for eternal values | (i) Idealism |
| (b) Education for democracy | (ii) Realism |
| (c) Emphasis on mass production | (iii) Naturalism |
| (d) Scientific method | (iv) Pragmatism |
| (v) Existentialism | |
| (vi) Marxism |