Which of the following statement regarding learning by doing/participation is correct? I. It promotes self-learning and self-assessment. II. It gives real experience of solving real-life problems. III. It is a way of combining thinking and reasoning with the practical act of manipulating objects for solving a problem.

Which of the following statement regarding learning by doing/participation is correct? I. It promotes self-learning and self-assessment. II. It gives real experience of solving real-life problems. III. It is a way of combining thinking and reasoning with the practical act of manipulating objects for solving a problem. Correct Answer I, II and III

John Dewey is a great philosopher, educationist and thinker of the modern age. John Dewey’s concept of education is based upon the Philosophy of Pragmatism. He has proposed the concept of 'learning by doing'.

  • It emphasizes that reality must be experienced and students must interact with their environment in order to adapt and learn.
  • It promotes self-learning and self-assessment and gives real experience of solving real-life problems.
  • It is a way of combining thinking and reasoning with the practical act of manipulating objects for solving a problem.
  • He advocates that learning by doing ensures the development of self-learning skills, emotional growth, physical coordination, and cognition as they gain knowledge by engaging with the contents and objects and gains real experience in real-life situations.

Hence, we conclude that all the statements are correct.

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