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DIFFERENT AIMS OF EDUCATION The Vocational Aim  The vocational aim is also known as “the utilitarian aim or the bread and butter aim.” The above stated ideals of education are useless unless these aims enable us to procure the primary needs of our life- food, shelter and clothing. Education must help the child to earn his livelihood. Education, therefore, must prepare the child for some future profession or vacation or trade. The vocational aim is a narrow aim of education. Therefore, the vocational aim is not a complete aim by itself. The Knowledge or Information Aim Educationists who hold the knowledge or information aim of education justify their stand with powerful arguments. They argue that knowledge is indispensable for all right action and it is the source of all power. “It is knowledge which makes a realist a visionary successful in any profession. The Culture Aim The cultural aim of education has been suggested to supplement the narrow view of knowledge aim. ...

PROCESS OF EDUCATION Education by Accretion or Storage   “ According to this view, education is the process of gradually filling up the empty mind of the child with grains of knowledge. The teacher’s mind and the books are the store-houses of mental granary of the child. This is called the gold-sack theory. The books and the teacher are the sources of the springs of knowledge. From these sources the stream of knowledge is to be piped into the empty vassal of the child’s mind. This is humorously called the pipeline theory. Obviously education and knowledge is regarded as the ultimate educational aim. The supporters of the theory of education by accretion hold that knowledge is essential means of prompting human welfare. With the invention of the conventional symbols of language, it was easy to record, pressure and to transmit human experiences systematically.  The theory is really narrow and unsound. It neglects the essential elements in the theory of knowledge ....

Scope of Education Scope means range of view outlook field or opportunity of activity operation and application. Education has a wider meaning and application. Educational philosophy Philosophy of education covers aims of education, nature of education, importance of education, and function of education its very old and essential part of education. Educational psychology Main aim of education is the development of child. Psychology helps to understand the child better and development of child with respect of physical, mental, emotional, social adjustment,  individual difference, personality, thinking, reasoning, problem solving. Educational sociology A child lives in the society so it’s important for him to know about the society the nature of society, type of society, interdependence between culture and society. History of education It is also important to know background, origin, development, growth and aspect of the subjects. And also education system method ...

Nature of Education: As the meaning of education, so its nature which is very complex. The natures of education are 1)       Education is life-long process- Education is life long process because every stage of life of an individual is important from educational point. 2)       Education is a systematic process- It refers to transact its activities through a systematic institution and regulation. 3)       Education is the development of individual and the society- It is called a force for social development, which brings improvement in every aspect of the society. 4)       Education is modification of behaviour- Human behaviour is modified and improved through educational process. 5)       Education is a training- Human senses, mind, behaviour, activities; skills are trained in a constructive and socially desirable way. 6)     ...

Basic Aspect of Education Etymologically speaking, the word education is derived from the Latin word ‘ educare’ meaning ‘ to raise’ and ‘to bring up’ . According to few others, the word ‘education’ has originated from another Latin term ‘Educere’ which means ‘ to lead forth’ or ‘to come out’ . These meanings indicate that education seeks to nourish the good qualities and draw out the best in every individual. Education seeks to develop the innate or the inner potentialities of humans. Some other educationists believe that the word ‘education’ has been derived from the Latin term ‘ Educatum’ , which means the act of teaching or training . The meanings of these root words lead us to believe that education aims to provide a nourishing environment that would facilitate or bring out and develop the potentialities in an individualThe concept of education has been used in a variety of contexts with different meanings. To give a precise definition of education, just as we define certain co...

                                                  Regression Ins  statistical modeling ,  regression analysis  is a set of statistical processes for estimating the relationships among variables. It includes many techniques for modeling and analyzing several variables, when the focus is on the relationship between a  dependent variable  and one or more  independent variables  (or 'predictors'). More specifically, regression analysis helps one understand how the typical value of the dependent variable (or 'criterion variable') changes when any one of the independent variables is varied, while the other independent variables are held fixed. ·                   Regression analy...

LEARNING DIFFICULTIES Difficulties in acquiring knowledge and skills to the normal level expected of those of the same age, especially because of mental disability or cognitive disorder. Types of Learning Disabilities Learning disabilities are neurologically-based processing problems. These processing problems can interfere with learning basic skills such as reading, writing and/or math.  They can also interfere with higher level skills such as organization, time planning, abstract reasoning, long or short term memory and attention.  It is important to realize that learning disabilities can affect an individual’s life beyond academics and can impact relationships with family, friends and in the workplace. Since difficulties with reading, writing and/or math are recognizable problems during the school years, the signs and symptoms of learning disabilities are most often diagnosed during that time.  However, some individuals do not receive an evaluation until th...