Pragmatism

Its origin can be traced from the Sophists philosophers of ancient Greece who held that man is the measure of all things.

• Pragmatism

• Idealism

• Materialism

• Naturalism

The following individuals are the following exponents of Pragmatism except

• John Dewey

• William James

• William Shakespeare

• Charles Peirce

It believes that “whatever fulfils my purpose, satisfies my desire develops my life is true.”

• Humanistic Pragmatism

• Experimental Pragmatism

• Biological Pragmatism

• Idealism

The principle in which that truth always changes according to time, place, and situation.

• Truth is ever changing

• Truth is formed by its result

• Problems are the motives of truth

• Emphasis on social and democratic value

Truth is not fixed and definite entity.

• Truth is formed by its result

• Truth is ever changing

• Problems are the motives of truth

• Emphasis on social and democratic value

Society is undergoing a process of continual change.

• Education as life

• Education as growth

• Education as continuous reconstruction of experiences

• Education as social process

The state should shoulder the responsibility of the education of the child otherwise the whole nation will suffer and lag behind.

• Education as social process

• Education as life

• Education as growth

• Education as the responsibility of state

Child learns the best when he performs some action along with the theoretical knowledge of a subject.

• Learning by doing

• Collective Approach

• Integrated Approach

• Individual Approach

A subject is taught only after integrating it with other subjects as well as life.

• Individual Approach

• Collective Approach

• Integrated Approch

• Learning by Doing

The role of the teacher in pragmatism are the following except

• The capacity to know the interests of the students.

• To understand the conditions and situation of changing society.

• Puts forth problems for the students to be solved according to their interests.

• Does not create situations to develop social interests, attitudes and habits for welfare of the

  society.