Chapter 2
Non-Formal Education
1. What is non-traditional education?
Answer: Education is a lifelong process of continuous development of man. Non-traditional education is the education that is imparted to students in a conducive environment with a specific goal in mind.
Non-traditional education is the provision of formal education to children outside school.
2. Define non-traditional education.
Answer: Eminent educationist JP Nayak defined non-traditional education as an education system that is introduced outside formal education in a well-planned manner.
3. Write down any two characteristics of non-traditional education.
Answer: Any two characteristics of non-traditional education are:
(1) Non-traditional education Education system based on the needs of individuals and society.
(2) The emphasis is on practical and practical subjects rather than theoretical subjects.
(3) This education system is an economical education system.
4. The What is communication education?
Answer: Communication education means that this education emphasizes the freedom of choice of the learner. This education students can learn through various mediums while staying at home.
For example, computers,mobiles, TV ,radio etc. can be used to learn .
5. Write down two objectives of communication education.
Answer: The two objectives of communication education are:
1. Access to higher education as an alternative to regular class attendance.
2. Provide higher education at low cost and high efficiency.
6. Is non-traditional education institutional?
Answer: Non-traditional education is institutionalized.
7. Who are the individuals within the scope of non-traditional education?
Answer: Persons covered by non-traditional education are underachieving youth, skilled workers, and artists, traders and technologists, housewives, lawyers, job workers, teachers, leaders, persons with disabilities, SCs and STs, minorities, child labourers etc.
8. Who first introduced the concept of communication education?
Answer: The concept of communication education was first introduced in the 19th century by an educator named Isaac Pittman in
9. State the four objectives of non-traditional education.
Answer: The four objectives of non-traditional education are:
(1) One of the main objectives of non-traditional education is to improve the quality of life by providing practical educational opportunities to individuals.
(2) The purpose of non-traditional education is to help individuals develop their socio-economic, cultural and aesthetic interests
(3) To provide socio-economic and socio-cultural knowledge to different people at all levels of society.
(4) Another objective of non-traditional education is to make it possible to conduct earning and education in parallel.
10. How can non-traditional education solve the problem of knowledge explosion?
Answer:
11. Why is non-traditional education necessary today?
Answer: Non-traditional education emerged to meet the growing demand for education. Many of the shortcomings of formal education can be corrected through this education. Non-traditional education is very important in the field of education. Non-traditional education has emerged as a widely popular and needs-based education system in the contemporary world. There is also an increasing need for it in today's society. The requirements are discussed below. Non-traditional education can meet the educational and economic needs of both the educated and the uneducated.
1. Non-traditional education plays a significant role in eradicating illiteracy and universalization of education .
2. Non-traditional education contributes significantly to the professional development of people in various professions .
12. Mention two good aspects of communication education .
Answer: Two good aspects of communication education are:
(1) Provides opportunities for lifelong learning.
(2) Helps in healthy leisure time.
13. Mention two disadvantages of communication education.
Answer: There are two disadvantages of communication education:
(1) There is a lack of activity among the students.
(2) The personal needs of the students are neglected.
14. What is distance education?
Answer: Distance education is an important contribution of the modern education system. Distance education is an appropriate cure for the knowledge explosion of the 21st century. In general terms, distance education is needs-based education that individuals receive with a policy of flexibility by contacting educational authorities far from home.
15. Give a definition of distance education.
Answer: Jack Fokes defined distance education as, “Distance education is a mode of learning with certain characteristics which distinguish it from the campus based mode of learning”.
16. Write down any four objectives of distance education.
Answer: Any of the four objectives of distance education are:
(1) Another purpose of this education is to make education universal.
(2) It is also intended to make the existing education system versatile and vocational.
(3) Another objective of this education is to develop the quality of the education system.
(4) Another purpose of this education is to provide effective and inexpensive education. Distance education is less expensive than general education.
17. Write down any two main objectives of distance education.
Answer: Any two main objectives of distance education are:
(1) Another purpose of this education is to make education universal.
(2) It is also intended to make the existing education system versatile and vocational.
18. What does free education mean?
Answer: Free education is an education system in which students enjoy complete freedom, can learn voluntarily and self-directedly, and an education system in which child-centered education is emphasized.
19. Write down any two purposes of open education.
Answer: Any two of the objectives of open education are:
(a) To provide facilities to the people of the society through this education to meet the needs of lifelong education.
(b) To improve the quality of the education system.
20. 20. Write down any three objectives of open education.
Answer: Any of the three objectives of open education are:
(a) To provide facilities to the people of the society through this education to meet the needs of lifelong education.
(b) To improve the quality of the education system.
(3) Making it possible to acquire education and manage income in parallel.
21. 21. Write down two characteristics of non-traditional education.
Answer: Two characteristics of non-traditional education are:
(1) Non-traditional education Education system based on the needs of individuals and society.
(2) The emphasis is on practical and practical subjects rather than theoretical subjects.
22. 22. Write down any three objectives of an open university.
Answer: Any of the three objectives of an open university are:
(i) One of the objectives of this education is to develop democratic ideas in education.
(ii) To facilitate the acquisition of new knowledge and techniques by the public.
(iii) Making higher education learner-oriented rather than teacher-oriented.
23. 23. Write down any two objectives of an open university.
Answer: Any two of the objectives of an open university are:
(i) To facilitate the acquisition of new knowledge and techniques by the public.
(ii) Making higher education learner-oriented rather than teacher-oriented.
24. 24. What is the name of the first open university in India?
The first open university in India was the University of Andhra Pradesh.
25. 25. Write the full form of IGNOU-.
Answer: IGNOU- The full form is- INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY.
26. 26. What was the name of the Open University established in 1985?
Answer: The Open University was established in 1985 under the name of Indira Gandhi National Open University.
27. Where and when was the first Open University established?
The first Open University was established in England on 23 July
28. Where and when was the Indira Gandhi Open University established?
Answer: Indira Gandhi Open University was established in Delhi and in
29. What is the name of the Open University established in Assam?
Answer: The Open University established in Assam is named Krishakant Sandiky State Open University.
30. Fill in the blanks:
(a) In June, the Secondary Education Commission submitted its report.
(b) Dr. D.S. S. Kothari was the Chairman of University Grants.
(c) The education structure recommended by the Kothari Commission of 1964-66 is 10+2+ 3
(d) The Kothari Commission report is actually titled Education and National Development .
(e) The Commission was constituted with 9 members.
31. Write a brief:
(a) Distance education
Answer: Distance education is a distance education curriculum first used in short handwriting by Sir Isaac Pitman in Distance education is an education system where students can start and finish the course according to their convenience. In order to implement distance education, emphasis must be placed on self-study.
According to Moore, "Distance education is a family of different learning methods in which learning behaviors and learning behaviors are carried out separately. These behaviors are carried out in the presence of students with adequate communication equipment, printed books, electrical equipment and other resources.
( b ) Free Schools
Answer: An open school is an educational institution that provides schooling based on the principles of freedom and mobility outside formal education. The teaching of open schools is carried out freely. No formal concept of the teaching process. Teaching is made realistic through radio, television, video, cassette, tape recorder, etc. as well as audio-visual devices.
(c) Open University.
Answer: An open university is a formal arrangement for providing higher education to students who are unable to pursue higher education formally due to various problems at the appropriate time.
