M6: Functions and Importance of Education in the Society

Question 1

social institution through which society provides its members with important knowledge, including basic facts, job skills, and cultural norms and values (Macionis, 2012).

Answer 1

Education

Question 2

the acquisition of knowledge, habits, skills, and abilities through instruction and training or through self-activity

Answer 2

Education

Question 3

Education in the Philippines is managed and regulated by them; They manage the construction of schools, acquisition of books and other school materials, and the recruitment of teachers and staff.

Answer 3

Department of Education (DepEd)

Question 4

How many years was the Philippine Education under the Spanish rule?

Answer 4

More than three Hundred (300) Years

Question 5

How many years was the Philippine Education under the Americans?

Answer 5

Twenty-two (22) Years

Question 6

What is the function of education during the Spanish time?

Answer 6

Inculcate moral and religious values and mainly served the upper classes

Question 7

What is the core curriculum of the Spanish Time; Schools were used to spread Christianity

Answer 7

Religion

Question 8

What is the function of education during the American time?

Answer 8

Development of new social patterns that would prepare the nation for a self-governing democracy

Question 9

What is the medium of instructions during the American Time?

Answer 9

English

Question 10

It covers kindergarten and 12 years of primary education to provide sufficient time for mastery of concepts and skills, develop lifelong learners, and prepare graduates for tertiary education, middle-level skills development, employment, and entrepreneurship

Answer 10

K to 12 Programs

Question 11

Hierarchically structured, chronological graded educational system from primary to the university, including programs and institutions for full time technical and vocational training.

Answer 11

Formal Education

Question 12

Corresponds to traditional six grades or seven grades and to preschool programs.

Answer 12

Elementary Education

Question 13

Usually corresponding to four years of junior high school and two years of senior high school.

Answer 13

Secondary Education

Question 14

May be classified as either public or private college or university; Most institutions of higher learning are regulated by the Commission of Higher Education (CHED).

Answer 14

Tertiary Education

Question 15

What are two types of Public Institutions of Higher Education?

Answer 15

State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) and Local Universities and Colleges (LUCs)

Question 16

any organized educational activity outside the established formal system to provide selected types of learning to a segment of the population.

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Non-Formal Education

Question 17

Accredited private institutions offer this and does not usually require an entrance exam, only a record of HS education and an enrollment fee are required; Programs are from a few weeks to 2 years.

Answer 17

(Technical and) Vocational Education

Question 18

It is a lifelong process whereby every individual acquires from daily experiences, attitudes, values, facts, skills, and knowledge or motor skill from resources in their higher environment.

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Informal Education

Question 18

Education of persons who are physically, mentally, emotionally, socially, or culturally different from so-called “normal” individuals, such that they require modification of school practices to develop their potential.

Answer 18

Special Education

Question 19

British sociologist who explained that functions of education are important as they make the society whole

Answer 19

Herbert Spencer

Question 20

Education systems enable citizens to be productive members of a society, as they are equipped with knowledge and skills that could contribute to the development of their society’s systems and institutions.

Answer 20

Productive Citizenry

Question 21

Helps one reach full potential and establish oneself as a whole.

Answer 21

Self Actualization

Question 22

The concept of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is once that level is fulfilled the next level up is what motivates us, and so on.

Answer 22

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

Question 23

According to him, self-actualization is the highest form of human need

Answer 23

Abraham Maslow

Question 24

What is the biological requirement for human survival?

Answer 24

Physiological Needs

Question 25

What is the protection from elements, security, order, law, stability, and freedom of fear?

Answer 25

Safety Needs

Question 26

What is the need for interpersonal relationships motivates behavior?

Answer 26

Love and Belongingness

Question 27

What are the two types of esteem needs?

Answer 27

(1) Esteem for onself and (2) The desire for reputation or respect from others

Question 28

What do you call the realizing personal potential, self-fulfillment, seeking personal growth and peak experiences?

Answer 28

Self-Actualization Needs