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The document outlines examination questions for a Bachelor of Education course focused on the Philosophy of Education. It includes various topics such as definitions of philosophy and education, reasoning methods, aims of education, and contributions of different philosophical schools. Students are required to answer specific questions, demonstrating their understanding of these concepts and their applications in education.
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Save Philosophy of education past papers For Later UNIVERSITY EXAMINATION 2018/2019
SCHOOL OF EDUCLTION
DEPARTMENT oF SDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY
BACHELOR OF EDUCATION
REGULAR
UNIT CODE: BEP1-03 UNIT TITLE: PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION
+ 7: WED 2871 auc, 2019 411.00Am. MAIN EXAM. TIME: 2 HOURS
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» (RUCTIONS: ANSWER QUESTION ONE AND ANY OTHER TWO QUESTIONS
‘ion One
2) With relevant examples, demonstrate how you inderstand the following ‘erms:
(6 Marks)
) Philosophy
fi) Education
i Philosophy of ecucation
» Differentiate between (10 Marks)
General philosophy
» Technical philosophy
Discuss any four important aims of education (5 Marks)
Briefly explain the following schools of thoug) 6 Marks)
i) Realism
) Idealism
i) Pragmatism
Page 1Question Two
a) Using relevant examples, si
reasoning.
ae
Neduetive reasoning
hich deductive reaseni
(10 Marks)
explain any five ways in wh
b)
used in the field of education.
(@ Marks)
Question Three
nel theory
a) Explain the nature and scope ©
2 Matks)
iss the three educe
) Dis
jon Four
(4 Marks)
3 Explain the term seif identily
discuss how the process of education enhances the
evant exam
b) Using rel
development ct self id
: Question Five
piseuse the concept of Affican philosophy of education and is contribution fo modern
(20 Barks)
education.
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Question THREE
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sof teaching. (10 Marks)
») Explain the realist arguments on he teacher metho
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clinical patlosopy: (© Marks)
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a) Differentiat
by Evaluate the concept episteme!Oad hoe it seeks
(12 viart's)
QUESTION FIVE
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any for a teacher to have knowledge of philosophy of
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discuss the
four methods cf technical philosophy. ‘
(10 Marks)
© the term education according to R.S Pet
(10 Marks)
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understand the meaning
education, (10 Marks)
‘lain the thtee conditions of knowle (12 Marks)
ga suitable llustration show how knowledae ef the ¢ »plained above
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») Showhow values ale expressed in the Process of Kenyan education, (15
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; 6. There have been calls for
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UNIVERSITY EXAMINATION 2022 12023
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
‘EPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY
BACHELOR OF EDUCATION/POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA
REGULAR
CODE: BEP1103/GEPS5ic3 UNIT TITLE: PHILOSOPHY oF
2 HOURS
ANY OTHER
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QUESTION TAREE
#) spain the conditions of education as stated by RS pey ©
incorporated in education
b) Explain the reflectional method of philosophy
Que: our
a) Di
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») Baplain the nature of goals of education
QUSTION EE
a) Explain the source of
acational goals.
b) Discus
the theories of moral obligation
(10 Marks)
a
(i
g how it is
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G MarEDUCATION
sYCHOLOGY AND TE
NOLOGY
SNE/BEPO/BCD/PGDE
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UNET TITLE: PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION
TIME: 2 HOU!
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HER QUESTION ONE AND ANY OTHER TWO
Portance of studying Fihiose phy of education to WS Mark:
Micin teaching methods advancer, and pre spagated! by pragmatis philosophers
(5 Marks)
Ee Bjects advocated by the ide alist philosoaher to be included in
Iriculum, 3 Marks)
Plain briefly Conditions of a claim to be e c by RS peters
6 Marks)
istnguish. bety
1 generai philosophy an, technicat phil
josophy. (6 Marks)
Pisin Five toies’oF tie
according to alist
Two
j!2in the five main dimer
1S of education, (10 Marks)
Describe five relevance of her with the use of
(40 Marks)‘ COMMUNICATIONS!
ING PARTNER
QUESTION THREE
‘a) Explein Principles and Content of Alric nous Education.
(10 Marks)
b) Explain the four main branches c id its application in the
} teaching/learning enviror (20 Marks)
QUESTION FOUR
a) With reference to the p! ain hhow education
promotes national unity (10 Marks)
i b) Explain any three basic assur ries of education:
1 i) Perenni (3 Marks)
| ' ii) (3 Marks)
i ii) essentialism (3 Marks)
QUESTION FIVE
a) Using examples differentiate between ti ve Dialogical and Cognitive dimensions of
7 Educatio: (6 Marks)
“ty Lesciine ine prinosopihical contniutiongy'jp;in Dewey and demonstrate its
relevance to education in Africa. (14 Marks)
Paper OneSECTION B
es a Paulo Freres best own for his a on what he eslled the “BanemaTee”
ofeducation” Expein we hem (oo wats)
by Discuss WHY philosophy fegardedas the mother of all disciplines of study.
(10 Mat
the country to 9 good and helpful citizens
(10 Marks)
13, a) Education should help the youth of
Discuss.
ere towards education.
iy) Describe the contribution of Malina Julius Nyer
(40 Marks)
4. a) xamine the idealism philosophy andit implication toviard education curriculurn:
(10 Marks)
b) Define the term scignce ana explain four Similarities betwee? philosophy end
science. (10 Marks):
5, a) Discuss the FOUR major brariches ofphilosophy and their relevanceto education.
(10 Marks)
5 to be considered
(10 Marks)
be educated, there are several condition:
by For one to claim to:
aecording to PS Peters, describe these conditions.
TIONS!
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DEPARTMENT OF E
PARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
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UNIT CODE: BEP1103/GEP5103
AUG, 2023 _11.008M_1
NY OTHER TWO.
NSTRUCTIONS: ANSWER QUESTION ONE AND Al
QUESTION ON!
) Define t
Po (3 Marks)
jucation
following: (6 Marks)
al Philosophy and technical philosophy
informal education
ii) Formal education
ources of knowledge. (4 Marks)
(6 Marks)
ophy of education to a teacher. (6 Marks)
es in education.
(6 Marks)QUESTION TWO
a) Desoribe the branches of Metaphy:
) Discuss the importance of Metaphysics to a teacher.
QUESTION THREE
jucalion.
) Analyze education according to R.S Feters.
QUESTION FOUR
ahy.
Discuss the dimensions of education,
TION FIVE
five unique characteris
ics of human beings.
- QUE:
ci
b) Discuss five challenges f
(12 Marks)
(40 Marks)
(10 Maiks)
(40 Marks)
(10 iviarks)UNIVERSITY Examtn,
SCHOOL OF Epucat
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EPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PeycHOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY
BEDA/BEDS/BECDIBS
SCHOOL BASED
UNIT TITLE: PHILOSOPHY OF
UNIT CODE: BEP4103,
EDUCATION
ANSWER QUESTION ONE AND ANY OTHER TWO.
concepts: phiilosc
dy of philosophy of ext
alion in a teacher education
Gn
& Explain six Justiticatic
ogrami
(6 Marks)
@) lain any three basic principles of realism
=) Explain any three Principles of
philosophy
ragmatism
) Sxplein five
functions of philosophy.
QUESTION: TWO
@) Define technical philosophy teristics of technical
philosophy. (10 Marks)QUESTION THREE
ing concept in education. (40 Marks)
a) Explain Paulo Freire bank’
bp) identify five conditions of knowledge, orton? af knowledge of mmm ,
curriculum.
sucation
5 (10 Marks)
n toward ©
QUESTION FOUR
'a) Examine the idealism phil
rosophy and it mplicatio
(40 Maris)
spysics to education?
b) Deduce implication of metaPhyS°®
(10 Marks)
5 to education.
QUESTION FIVE
) Identify five aspe*
seit application
jology and tt
(10 Marks)
a)
taternent,
od. Evaluate this s
nild cent
tion should be ch
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INS ser OMERTWO
TRUCTIONS: ANSWER QUESTION ot
NE AND ANY OTHER TWO
QUESTION ONE
a
: ) Explain the following terms as used in philosophy of education:
) Aesthetic
(2 Marks)
il) Logic (2 Marks)
i) Deduetiv feasoning (2 Marks)
iv) Pragmatistn (2 Marks)
Yi Epistemoogy (2 Marks)
5) Explain the scope of philosophy of education. (6 Marks)
©) Highlight THREE characteristics of inductive reasoning. (6 Marks)
d) Differentiate between:
)) General philosophy and technical philosophy (4 Marks)
tl) Aposteriori and apriori Knowledge . (4 Marks)
QUESTION Two
2), Describe FIVE applications of idealism schoo! of thought to the theory and
Practices of education in Kenya today. (10 Marks
Paper One2 Lun HONS
ie ig
fe é
'b) Examine the phitosophicai our’PUt ya of John Dewey and demenstrate its
relevance to education in *tie2 CONE
QUESTI E ae,
eS conceptin education. (10 Marks)
2) Explain Paulo Freire ban'g
) veavo pnifasophy towards education I? Kenya
b) Daserite the contibution o Nyayo pitosophy tow Pa
education
QUESTION FOUR
ication towar" rd
[49 Marks)
a) Examine the pregmatis niasoptry and timed
(10 Marks)
thy of education?
plain five functions of pt
QUESTION FIVE
3) ustify the inctus
programme.
ication
(40 Marks)
of philosophy of Education in any teach
re are several conditions to be considered
8) For one to claim to be educated, the
(10 Narks)
according to R.S Peters, describe these conditions.should study philosophy ot
(4 Marks)
SECTIONB ,
2. a) Describe scientific educational theory. (20 Marks)
; towards early
ues Rousseau contributions
Jean Jacques ‘ Basse)
Highlight ideas of
childhood education.
" b) Discuss the role of the teacher according to the following schools of
thought; (20 Marks)
i) Idealism. §
ii) _ Existentialism.
(12 Marks)
3, a) Discuss any four dimensions of education.
b) Differentiate the following modes of philosophy:
i) Speculative. (3 Marks)
ii) Prescriptive. (3 Marks)
ili) Analytic (2 Marks)
4, a) Describe the four issues addressed by metaphysics. (10 Marks)
b) Discuss any five characteristics that makes human unique.
(10 Marks)