1071 extractive question-and-answer pairs built from Pd 1 T Mj, published by ncert.nic.in. Every answer is a verbatim span of text the source prints, and each row carries the passage it sits in, its offset in that passage, the source quote, the page and the location in the document, so any row can be checked against the original. 834 of the 1071 pairs (77.9%) are explanatory questions and 237 restate a figure. 99.53% of rows pass the corpus quality gate.
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| question | answer | context | answer_start | question_type | knowledge_quality_score | source_quote | source_page | source_location | confidence | validation_status |
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| What is the origin of the word education? | derived from two Latin words ‘Educare’ and ‘Educere’ | The word education is derived from two Latin words ‘Educare’ and ‘Educere’. The first one meaning ‘to raise’ and to ‘to bring up’, while the second one means to ‘to lead forth’ or ‘to come out.’ The narrow meaning of education is confined only to a few specific, deliberate, planned influences that have a bearing on the development of the individual. | 22 | definition | 1.000 | The word education is derived from two Latin words ‘Educare’ and ‘Educere’. | 50 | page=50,block=8 | 0.850 | valid |
| What is considered the primary source of knowledge? | the primary source of knowledge, and knowledge is derived from sensory perceptions | We cannot separate ourselves from our perceptions of the world. Experience is the primary source of knowledge, and knowledge is derived from sensory perceptions. For example, during a visit to a park, children react differently to their surroundings. | 78 | definition | 1.000 | Experience is the primary source of knowledge, and knowledge is derived from sensory perceptions. | 130 | page=130,block=1 | 0.850 | valid |
| What is freedom described as in relation to subjugating power? | a practice that always occurs with reference to a subjugating power | Freedom and autonomy are entirely two different practices. Freedom is a practice that always occurs with reference to a subjugating power. That is, it is concerned with gaining control over others. | 70 | definition | 1.000 | Freedom is a practice that always occurs with reference to a subjugating power. | 174 | page=174,block=1 | 0.850 | valid |
| What could happen if attention is not paid to certain situations in schools? | not paid, these situations could further undo the potential of the school to nurture values | Another instance could be that some of the students in the school are not from affluent background and can’t afford expensive clothes and gadgets available with other children which may lower their self-esteem. If attention is not paid, these situations could further undo the potential of the school to nurture values. The factors that challenge the value nurturing capacity of the schools may lie in the society but their identification, and school-based action in this regard is the need of the hour. | 227 | definition | 1.000 | If attention is not paid, these situations could further undo the potential of the school to nurture values. | 242 | page=242,block=1 | 0.850 | valid |
| What is the meaning of the Latin term 'Educere'? | ‘to lead forth’ or ‘to come out’ | Etymological Meaning 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 | 251 | definition | 1.000 | According to few others, the word ‘education’ has originated from another Latin term ‘Educere’ which means ‘to lead forth’ or ‘to come out’. | 14 | page=14,block=4 | 0.700 | valid |
| What do some people consider education to be in its narrow sense? | instruction imparted in schools and higher education institutions | To give a precise definition of education, just as we define certain concepts in science or other technical subjects, is difficult, as there is no one meaning of education held in common by people. Let us try to explore the different meanings and viewpoints on education. Understanding these conceptions would help you to analyze the kind of education that is in vogue now and to what extent it is justified. Narrow And Broader Meanings Of Education Narrow Meaning of Education You must have come across people who consider that instruction imparted in schools and higher education institutions is nothing but education. The aims of education in these contexts are measured in terms of degrees or certification or promotion. There is a deliberate effort made with a definite purpose to develop certain amount of knowledge, skills, attitudes and habits in these institutions. | 529 | definition | 1.000 | Narrow And Broader Meanings Of Education Narrow Meaning of Education You must have come across people who consider that instruction imparted in schools and higher education institutions is nothing but education. | 15 | page=15,block=1 | ||
| What does education in the narrow sense focus on? | a purposeful activity, deliberately planned for the optimum development of an individual’s potentials. | This is a narrow concept of education, which is confined only to a few specific, deliberate, and planned efforts that have a bearing on the development of the individual. The educator, in the narrow sense, aims at producing the literate or a professional person such as an engineer, a doctor, a teacher, a businessman and so on. Here, the individual is deliberately ‘taught to think’ as predetermined by the educators. in a narrow sense, education is nothing, but a purposeful activity, deliberately planned for the optimum development of an individual’s potentials. | 464 | definition | 1.000 | in a narrow sense, education is nothing, but a purposeful activity, deliberately planned for the optimum development of an individual’s potentials. | 15 | page=15,block=1 | 0.700 | valid |
| What does the broader meaning of education describe? | the process of development, wherein the individual gradually adapts himself/herself to various ways to his/her physical, social and spiritual environments. | It is believed that education is not only an instrument of social change, but also an investment in national development. Such a view of education encompasses all life experiences, as there is a shift in emphasis from individual development to national development. It is considered that education is a life long process that includes all experiences that the child receives in the school or at home, in the community and society through interactions of various sorts and activities. The broader meaning of education implies the process of development, wherein the individual gradually adapts himself/herself to various ways to his/her physical, social and spiritual environments. Whatever broadens our horizon, deepens our insight, refines our reactions, and stimulates our thoughts and feelings educates us. — Lodge It is really life that educates us. — Thomas Raymont (1906) | 525 | definition | 1.000 | The broader meaning of education implies the process of development, wherein the individual gradually adapts himself/herself to various ways to his/her physical, social and spiritual environments. Whatever broadens our horizon, deepens our insight, refines our reactions, and stimulates our thoughts and feelings educates us. | ||||
| What is education considered as in terms of a product? | the sum total of what is received through learning — the knowledge, skills, values that are the outcomes of learning. | Basics in Education Learning Check 1 1. Analyse the views of Raymont on education. Education as Process and Product There is always a controversy whether education is a process or a product. Mostly, we consider education as a product, that is, something that has been produced as a result of certain inputs which in this case is instruction or experiences. In this sense, it is the sum total of what is received through learning — the knowledge, skills, values that are the outcomes of learning. The concept of education as acquisition of knowledge was prevalent since the beginning of history of education. Many literature sources and the religious doctrines have propounded that ‘knowledge is power’ and ‘knowledge is virtue’. Even now it is believed that knowledge leads to wisdom. | 378 | definition | 1.000 | In this sense, it is the sum total of what is received through learning — the knowledge, skills, values that are the outcomes of learning. The concept of education as acquisition of knowledge was prevalent since the beginning of history of education. | 17 | page=17,block=1 | ||
| What is the process of learning throughout life described as? | an active and a dynamic process | In this process, he or she learns to utilise one’s experiences in learning new things and also to reconstruct new things in the place of old ones. Thus the learning takes place throughout life which is an active and a dynamic process. This dynamic process is nothing but education. So, it can be said that education is a product as well as a process. Besides the above, education is viewed in various other ways by different philosophers and educationists. Some of them are given here in Activity 1 for you to explore and find out their meanings. | 202 | definition | 1.000 | Thus the learning takes place throughout life which is an active and a dynamic process. | 17 | page=17,block=1 | 0.700 | valid |
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