MEASI COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
KNOWLEDGE AND CURRICULUM
UNIT -1 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN
KNOWLEDGE-SKILLS, TEACHING-
TRAINING, KNOWLEDGE AND
INFORMATION, REASON AND BELIEF.
TASK AND ASSIGNMENT - DISCUSSION
INTRODUCTION
“Knowledge is a fact, information and skills
acquired through experience or education, the
theoretical or practical understanding of a
subject”
“Awareness or familiarity gained by experience
of a fact or situation”
JEAN PIAGET
THEORY
Jean Piaget psychologist theory
deals with the nature of knowledge
itself inborn and how humans
gradually comes true acquire,
construct and use it.
INFORMATION
First it is an raw data collected through observations eg. numbers,
readings, figures, images and sounds.
Information processed data formalized captured and explicated can
easily be packaged into reusable form.
Information is much more refined data, that has evolved to the point of
being used for some form of analysis.
Information and data put in context and it is related to other pieces of
data.
Information is data with context and flow of messages.
Information as message in the various forms of communications to have
an impact on judgement and behaviour.
TEACHING
Teaching provides new knowledge to the
people .
Teaching fills mind .
Teaching lays stress on education, knowledge
and wisdom with longer time span.
Teacher gives extensive domains with limited
knowledge in general .
Teaching cause to know something to guide
the studies of, to impart knowledge.
TRAINING
Training helps the already
knowledgeable people to learn the tools
and techniques to apply the same.
Training shapes habits.
Training lays stress on skills abilities
with a shorter time span.
Training gives intensive information
about a limited domain.
SKILLS
Skills are the proficiencies you develop
through training or experience.
It is an practiced or learned behaviour.
Skills are practicing to do.
The ability and experience is gained.
It is an training to do a particular task.
The ability to do something well expertise.
REASON
Reason is an cause, explanation or
justification for an action or event.
The power of mind to think, understand and
form judgements logically.
Reason associates with psychological
components.
Reason makes scientifically.
Reason try to create new one.
BELIEF
Belief is an acceptance that something exists
or its true, especially one without proof.
It is an trust, faith or confidence in
something or someone.
Belief associates with philosophical
components.
Belief makes not scientifically
Belief gives the confidence while create new
one
KNOWLEDGE
Knowledge is a more profound conclusion
It becomes knowledge once we apply and use it.
Knowledge is made up from information belief, skills and
experiences.
Knowledge is defined as the meaningful links people make
in the minds.
Knowledge is created by the very flow of information
anchored in the belief and commitments of its holder.
Knowledge is a fluid mix of framed experience, values,
contextual information and expert insights that provides a
framework for evaluating and incorporating new
experiences and information.
TASK AND ASSIGNMENT
1. Prepare a report after critically evaluating the
views of at least any three educational thinkers on
child-centered education.
2. Prepare a society-centered and life-centered
curriculum for the emerging Indian society
