Education -- Philosophical Approaches and

Education -- Philosophical Approaches and Teaching Methods (1) How do you pose questions that reflect academic concepts in real-world terminology? One way of posing questions that reflect academic concepts in real-world terminology would be to frame them in relation to the long-term purposes and goals of education instead of the short-term strategies used to achieve those long-term objectives.

For example, in educational terms, one might very well argue that the key to effective modern education is to promote inquiry-based learning instead of an exclusive focus on transferring substantive information and to transition away from passive learning and toward active learning methodologies. In real-world terminology, the same concerns could be expressed much more simply by starting with the intended end product.

For example, real-world questions on the same issues might ask (1) "Do you think that formal education should teach only information or do you think that formal education should also teach students how to think?" And (2) "Do you believe that the lecture and textbook method is the most effective way to teach or do you think that many students might benefit more from less passive teaching methods that involve a two-way communication between learners and educators?" (2) How do you then translate those real-world discussions back into the academic environment? To translate those real-world discussions back into the academic environment, one might introduce information that connects the interviewee's responses directly to the realm of educational methodology.

For example, the interviewer might ask whether the interviewee is familiar with methodologies such as hands-on, active learning and inquiry-based teaching methodologies. If the interviewee is not familiar with them, the interviewer has an opportunity to educate the interviewee in the process of the interview.

(3) How might you pose a question regarding No Child Left Behind (NCLB) in order to reveal your interviewee's philosophy regarding education? "Do you believe that the increased focus on standardized testing within the NCLB concept is beneficial to the educational interests of students or harmful to those interests?" "Do you believe that educational systems should place greater emphasis or less emphasis on standardized testing and why?" (4) Does the tenure of your interviewee affect his or her philosophy? How do you pose a question so that it will reveal this information? Absolutely.

The tenured of educators would naturally affect their philosophies, particularly to the extent the length of time since their training makes more experienced educators less aware of changes in and the evolution of educational concepts to which they were never exposed. One question that might be useful to reveal this information would be: "What recent changes or new educational methodologies do you believe hold the greatest.