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IEDU132 ESE: Design content to transact and evaluate in various contexts of learning environments (Skill, Game, Task, Activity)

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What is a learning environment? Learning environment means the varying physical locations, contexts and cultures in which students learn. Since students usually learn in a wide variety of settings like outside of school locations and outdoor environments.  The learning environment is a term often used as a more precise or preferred alternative to a classroom, which has a more narrow and traditional implication – for example, a room with desks arranged in rows and a chalkboard. The term also surrounds the culture of a school or class – including how individuals interconnect with one another and how they treat one another. It also involves ways in which teachers organize educational settings to facilitate learning. To name some examples are conducting classes in natural ecosystems which are relevant, using audio, visual and digital technologies. As the qualities and characteristics of a learning environment are determined by a wide range of factors, school policies, governance, struc

IEDU 131 Introduction to Education ESE Submission

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  Philosophical Underpinnings of Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Education in India Abstract The aim of this article is to understand the meaning of education and to understand the philosophical underpinnings of primary, secondary and tertiary education in India concisely. Education refers to the discipline that is concerned with techniques of teaching and learning in schools or school-like environments, as opposed to various non-formal and informal means of socialisation. Education equips an individual with a good quality of life. Philosophy in education can influence what subjects or topics are taught, how they are taught, and most importantly, it involves the supporting beliefs and values that are taught both implicitly and explicitly within and around the core curriculum. A clear educational philosophy seeks to identify and explain broader, often sheer principles and themes that are not necessarily exemplified in a school’s textbooks or syllabus but are consistent with the be