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Education: Definition and Meaning The terms education, teaching and learning are closely related. The objective of education is learning, not teaching. Teaching is the way to make students learn, but then, it is not the only way. Education is the key to everything that is good in our world today. Education is not only about the past and present, but it is also the key to the future. Education not only teaches our children facts but also teaches them how to think and learn on their own. Definition by Famous Personalities 1. Swami Vivekananda defines education as the manifestation of perfection already in man. 2. Aristotle defined education as a ‘creation of a sound mind in a sound body’. 3. According to Heinrich Pestalozzi, ‘Education is the natural harmonious and progressive development of man’s innate powers’. This definition means each human being has immense natural, inborn talent or talents in him. Education provides development conducive atmosphere to him or he...

UGC NET JRF Syllabus Paper 1 General Paper on Teaching and Research Aptitude. Syllabus The main objective is to assess the teaching and research capabilities of the candidates. The test aims at assessing the teaching and research aptitude as well. Candidates are expected to possess and exhibit cognitive abilities, which include comprehension, analysis, evaluation, understanding the structure of arguments, deductive and inductive reasoning. The candidates are also expected to have a general awareness about teaching and learning processes in higher education system. Further, they should be aware of interaction between people, environment, natural resources and their impact on the quality of life. The details of syllabi are as follows: Unit-I Teaching Aptitude  Teaching: Concept, Objectives, Levels of teaching (Memory, Understanding and Reflective), Characteristics and basic requirements.  Learner’s characteristics: Characteristics of adolescent and adult learners (Academic, Soc...