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Philosophy of Education Past Papers

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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Philosophy of Education Past Papers

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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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 i tine: ours » (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 1 Question 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. Page Paper three OT eR I26 Pak nd its three Question THREE a) sieving aperornte n the concept ethies ar 1 approaches yel4 a sof teaching. (10 Marks) ») Explain the realist arguments on he teacher metho FOUR clinical patlosopy: (© Marks) te between 6er2t@l philosophy and t a) Differentiat by Evaluate the concept episteme!Oad hoe it seeks (12 viart's) QUESTION FIVE vy of education. (io Mar phiiosoph 2) Highlight a jhlight and briefly ex .1ain the functions of towards quality educa” eckcatio ation aims in citi 1 characteristics of g204 } According to John Dewey & ight of this position, briefly © Paper On [>A NICATION ites PARTH ORep, anil ana) Pe saat ity SCHOOL OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT oF EDUCATIONAL PsycHoL. ogy AND TECHNOLOGY BEDA/BEDs/Ppr. REGULAR UNIT CODE: BEP1103/GEP5103 UNIT TITLE: PHILOSOPHY Oy =~ EDUCATION SATE: TUE 147 any for a teacher to have knowledge of philosophy of (10.N F education, (10 Ni discuss the four methods cf technical philosophy. ‘ (10 Marks) © the term education according to R.S Pet (10 Marks) iportant for understand the meaning education, (10 Marks) ‘lain the thtee conditions of knowle (12 Marks) ga suitable llustration show how knowledae ef the ¢ »plained above de a classroom te: in transmitting ledge hools. (8 Marks) ATA i fim, UinTENTCATIONS] NING BaRTHER ATG AS /What do you Understand by th Marks) he term values? © z Marks) ») Showhow values ale expressed in the Process of Kenyan education, (15 v ? I e { ; 6. There have been calls for I ind ‘the abolition of national examination of primary al i" reasons n the light of dimensions of education, discuss the ejecting the call, Secondaly schoot levels j (20 Marks) «7 4 for either ‘Supporting or r COMMUNICATIONS | EARNING PARTNER! 0706 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 philosopl LIGATIONS| *ARTNER| i 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 uss any FIVE characteristics which make man unique. ») 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 0 Marks) 10 Maxis) G Mar EDUCATION sYCHOLOGY AND TE NOLOGY SNE/BEPO/BCD/PGDE ULAR UNET TITLE: PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION TIME: 2 HOU! 6 NSW 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 One SECTION 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! PARTHER| 61 i SCHOOL OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF E PARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY BEDA/BEDS/BECD/BSNE/PDGE REGULAR 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 : IT EDUCAT : 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 PaperTwo Page 2 MAIN o TIME: 2 HOURS _ 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 One 2 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)

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