Question

Discuss the notion and approaches of knowledge
b.Ed

Answer 1

Answer:

Approach to knowledge through B.Ed.

Knowledge stands for:-

1. facts information and skills acquired by a person through experience or education.
2. theoretical or practical understanding of a subject.
3. awareness or familiarity gained by experience of a fact or situation.

Knowledge is the accumulation of facts and information. Wisdom is a synthesis of knowledge and experiences into insights. Wisdom deepens one’s relationships and the meaning of life. Education is a means of discovering new things which we do not know and hence it increases our knowledge. So, knowledge is a meaningful structure of facts into some relationships. We can define knowledge as

1. the fact of knowing
2. information or what is already known
3. the whole of what can be learned or found out.
4. Terms knowledge, information, and wisdom are interrelated to each other. We can further define knowledge as
5. assured belief
6. information
7. enlightenment
8. practical skill and acquaintance.

2. Importance of Knowledge

1. Knowledge is a powerful and important part of life.
2. Knowledge has equipped man with limitless power. With knowledge, man can dominate over beings who are much stronger than him in strength.
3. Knowledge has helped humans and prompted the progress of our civilization.
4. Knowledge accounts for the success of the people. The more knowledgeable you are, the more advantage you have over other people.
5. Power of knowledge should not be used for a destructive purpose.

3. Characteristics of knowledge

1. Knowledge is like wealth, the more he gets, the more he craves.
2. Knowledge never decays.
3. Knowledge once gained casts a light beyond its own immediate boundaries.
4. Information is the source of knowledge.
5. The word knowledge implies three things – truth, proof, conviction
6. Facts and values are the basis of the structures of knowledge.
7. Knowledge is boundless
8. It exists to be imparted.

Types of Knowledge

In order to build skills, it is important that we know about different types of Knowledge that exists in education. Knowledge is an awareness or familiarity gained by experience of fact or situation. It can be theoretical or practical understanding of a subject. All our knowledge is founded on and is ultimately derived from experience.

There are so much debate and disagreement over the exact list of different types of knowledge, so no such list has ever existed. This is because the concept of knowledge is purely philosophical and everyone has a different opinion about what it is or what it is not.

1. A priori knowledge:-

1. The literal meaning of a priori is from before or from earlier.
2. A priori is the knowledge that is attained independently of experience.
3. It means there are certain assumptions that one can take for granted.
4. This knowledge is non-empirical. (empirical means originating or based on observation or experience)
5. This type of knowledge comes from theoretical reasoning rather than actual observation or personal experience.
6. In practical, apriori describes knowledge that exists without reference to any actual proof or reality.

Definition of a priori: existing in the mind , independent of observation or experience. Relating to what may be known through an understanding of how certain things work, rather than by observation or experience.

Answer 2

The notion and approaches of knowledge are as follows

• Knowledge means familiarity acquired through experience or education.
• It may be theoretical knowledge or practical knowledge.
• It is the wisdom that we acquire through education and experience.
• Knowledge molds your personality, it gives you power, status, and respect in society.
• Knowledge makes you human and it gives you a sense of direction.
• There are mainly two approaches of knowledge management

• 1) Process approach: Organizing knowledge through formalized control, procedures and technologies.
• 2) Practice approach: Acquiring knowledge through practice and socializing.
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