By khan
Key
words; Meaning and concept of
knowledge, Importance of Knowledge,
Types of Knowledge, Characteristics of knowledge, Priori
knowledge, Posteriori Knowledge, what is Knowledge
Knowledge
1. Meaning and concept of
knowledge
2. Importance of knowledge
3. Characteristics of
knowledge
4. Types of Knowledge
5. Sources of knowledge
Meaning and concept of knowledge
Knowledge is all about facts
information and skills acquired by a person through experience or systematic education
system.it is the skill of;
- Theoretical or practical understanding of a specific subject
- awareness or familiarity gained by experience of a fact or situation
Plato defined knowledge as
Justified true belief
Let us compare knowledge
with wisdom. Knowledge is the accumulation of facts and information about a
subject, while Wisdom is a process of synthesis of knowledge and inductive and
deductive skills and develops insights on his experiences and experiences of
others. Wisdom increases one’s relationships with others in society and brings
new meaning of life. Education is a means of discovering new knowledge and
things which we do not know, therefore it increases our knowledge.
According to imam Ghazali,
knowledge can bring us closer to God as well as enhance worldly respect and
position. Knowledge, according to him is not relative but has an entity in
itself. It can raise the status of the individual, create self-respect and take
him to the highest position in the society.
Knowledge is
a familiarity, awareness, or understanding of someone or something, such as
facts, information, descriptions, or skills, which is acquired through
experience or education by perceiving, discovering, or learning. Knowledge
can refer to a theoretical or practical understanding of a subject.
So, knowledge is a
meaningful structure of facts and information about a specific subject or thing
and its relationships. Thus we can define knowledge as
- the facts of knowing
- information or what is already discovered
- the whole of parts and what can be learned or found out more
In modern era Term knowledge
is a more enhance view point, it is the collection of information and facts and
analysis and synthesis of these facts and information which lead to wisdom,
therefore it can be concluded that knowledge and wisdom are interrelated to
each other. We can further define knowledge as
- assured belief
- information
- enlightenment
- Practical skill and acquaintance.
The term ‘concept of
knowledge’ used by teachers and educators refers to the information and facts that
teacher teach and students are expected to learn in given subject and in a
given time.
Old concept of knowledge is
related to the facts, concepts, theories, and principles that are taught but not
related to the skills such as reading, writing or research that students learn
in academic courses.
New concept of knowledge is more
enhanced view, it include learning of facts, concepts, theories, reading,
writing, research and the wisdom that it bring in a person.
Importance of Knowledge
- Knowledge is the most powerful and important part of life of mankind
- Knowledge has given man unlimited powers. Today with knowledge, man dominated the see, the sky, the space, the illness etc. it is the knowledge which make human being super and intelligent being on this planet
- Knowledge has helped humans to preserve knowledge and transfer it to next generation due to that our civilization made progress with time.
- Knowledge accounts for the success of the people. The more knowledgeable you are, the more advantage you will have over other people in society.
- This Power of knowledge should not be used for the purpose of destruction purpose but it should be for benefits of mankind
Characteristics of knowledge
- Knowledge is like wealth, the more ones gets, the more he craves
- Knowledge expand with time it never decays
- Knowledge once gained, it spread its lights beyond its own immediate boundaries to all
- Information is one source or part of knowledge
Facts,
Information and values are the basis of the structures of knowledge.
- Knowledge is boundless
- Knowledge imparted itself to others like a light
Types of Knowledge
In order to impart knowledge,
it is important that we know about different types of Knowledge and
sources of knowledge that exists in education. Knowledge is an awareness or
familiarity gained by experience of fact or situation or by learning it from
others. Knowledge can be theoretical or practical. All our knowledge is founded
on the experiences of our elders which they gain during hundreds of centuries.
There are debates and disagreement over the different types of knowledge that exist today, this is because the concept of knowledge is purely philosophical and everyone and nation has a different opinion about knowledge; what is knowledge and what is not.
There are debates and disagreement over the different types of knowledge that exist today, this is because the concept of knowledge is purely philosophical and everyone and nation has a different opinion about knowledge; what is knowledge and what is not.
Here some initial types of
knowledge that are based on experience
Priori knowledge:
A priori
knowledge, in Western philosophy since the time of Immanuel Kant, knowledge
that is independent of all particular experiences, as opposed to a posteriori
knowledge, which derives from experience (Britannica).
- The literal meaning of a priori is from before or from earlier; A priori is the knowledge that is attained through understanding of how certain things work
- This type of knowledge comes from theoretical reasoning rather than actual observation or personal experience.
.Definition of a priori
Existing in the mind,
independent of observation or personal experience
Relating to what may be
known through an understanding of how certain things work, rather than by
observation or experience e.g. the proposition that all bachelors are unmarried
is a priori.
Posteriori Knowledge
A posteriori
knowledge, knowledge derived from experience, as opposed to a priori knowledge
(Britannica).
A posteriori literally
mean from what comes later or comes after
- It is the knowledge which is gained through observation and experience
- A posteriori knowledge depends on experimental evidence
- It is empirical knowledge
- Truths of physics, chemistry, and biology are examples of a posteriori knowledge.
- This kind of knowledge is gained through experience using logic
