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Final Exam

ST501 Philosophy of Education (Slides in the LMS)

Essay (4 questions – Essay)

1) What is Philosophy of Education – define

Philosophy is the science of knowledge. Philosophy is a search for comprehensive view of

nature, an attempt at a universal explanation of the nature of things. Philosophy (Philosophia
in Greek origin). Phileo means love and Sophia means wisdom. So, Philosophy means love of
wisdom.

At its simplest, philosophy (from the Greek phílosophía or phílosophía, meaning ‘the love of
wisdom’) is the study of knowledge, or "thinking about thinking", although the breadth of
what it covers is perhaps best illustrated by a selection of other alternative definitions:

Behind every school and every teacher is a set of related beliefs--a philosophy of education--
that influences what and how students are taught. A philosophy of education represents
answers to questions about the purpose of schooling, a teacher's role, and what should be
taught and by what methods.

Philosophy of education is that branch of philosophy that addresses philosophical questions

concerning the nature, aims, and problems of education. As a branch of practical philosophy,
its practitioners look both inward to the parent discipline of philosophy and outward to
educational practice, as well as to developmental psychology, cognitive science more
generally, sociology, and other relevant disciplines.

The most basic problem of philosophy of education is that concerning aims: what are the
proper aims and guiding ideals of education? A related question concerns evaluation: what
are the appropriate criteria for evaluating educational efforts, institutions, practices, and
products? Other important problems involve the authority of the state and of teachers, and
the rights of students and parents; the character of purported educational ideals such as
critical thinking, and of purportedly undesirable phenomena such as indoctrination; the best
way to understand and conduct moral education; a range of questions concerning teaching,
learning, and curriculum; and many others. All these and more are addressed in the essays
that follow.1

2) Philosophy of Education practice in Malaysia

"Education in Malaysia is an ongoing effort towards further developing the potential of
individuals in a holistic and integrated approach to create stable and harmonious
intellectually, spiritually, emotionally and physically. Effort is designed to produce Malaysian
citizens who are knowledgeable, honorable, responsible, competent and capable of achieving
well-being and contribute to the betterment of family, community and country. "

3) Critical Thinking and practical reasoning in education. How you practice it in your teaching.
4) Epistemology and curriculum
 5) Curriculum Development

ST502 Sociology of Education (Slides in the LMS)

Essay (3 questions – choose 2)

1) Meaning of social class

2) How we learn the value from socialism
3) Malaysia education system mobility and how to help student move up in the society set up.
(give examples)
4) Give 2 sociological factors – example; private school and college increasing. Why parents sent to
those institutions even expensive.
5) Research method appropriate to study education system. Eg. interviews

(Dr. Norwaliza added other information that need to be focus, about Classes, Races & attempts to
rectify inequality in educational opportunity & open system approach

ST503 Psychology of Education (materials in LMS)

1) 10 questions – short answer

2) 1 essay – Questions from the Quiz (1 out of 3)
3)

(Dr. Mimi said that she will email the details about Final Exam)