NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA

UNIVERSITY VILLAGE, PLOT 91, CASDASTRAL ZONE, NNAMDI AZIKIWE EXPRESS WAY, JABI, ABUJA.
FACULTY OF EDUCATION
MAY/JUNE 2013 EXAMINATION

COURSE CODE:                              EDU 718

COURSE TITLE:                             Philosophy of Education

TIME ALLOWED:                          2 ¼ Hours

INSTRUCTION(S):                          Answer Question 1 and ANY other 3 Questions

   1a.    Using the philosophical approach, enumerate the aims of education.

     b.    With reference to National policy on Education, explain the aims and objectives of education

   2a.   Give five reasons why a teacher must be philosophical inclined.

      b.    Critically examine the key factors in formal education as discovered by Dewey

      3a     What do you understand by the term curriculum?

      bi     Define Liberal education

      bii    Differentiate between formal education and informal education

   4      Write briefly on the following concepts:

            a) Logic of Inquiry. (b) Formal Logic (c) Divisions of Logic

   5. Discuss the four major relevance of Logic in Philosophy of education.