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.?

Option 4 : 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.