This document discusses different types of education including formal, non-formal, and informal education. Formal education refers to institutionalized, graded education from primary to university levels. Non-formal education provides organized learning outside formal systems to meet specific needs. Informal education involves unstructured learning through daily experiences and exposure. Key differences between the types are curriculum, evaluation methods, orientation, problem-solving approaches, and place of teaching. The document is intended for teaching an extension education course at Kerala Agricultural University.

1. Extn 2102- Agrl Extension &Rural
development (1+1)
This ppt is prepared for the
• For the teachers to Teach Extension course
• For the students of BSc(Ag) Hons, Kerala Agricultural University 2014
Dr.A.K.Sherief
Professor & Head
Dept of Agrl Extension
Kerala Agrl University
Email: aksherief@gmail.com
Mob :+ 91 9447429615

2. Class 1-Education
“The difference between school and life?
In school, you're taught a lesson and then given a test.
In life, you're given a test that teaches you a lesson.” Tom Bodett
MEANING OF EDUCATION:
Education is the process of giving training and
instruction to people to develop their knowledge,
abilities, skills, character and mental powers.
The modern definition of education is the production of desirable changes in
human behavior- in knowledge (things known), attitudes (things felt) and
skills (things done), in all of them or in one or more of them.

3. Class 1-Education
word “educate” Latin ‘educere’ “to lead out”, “to bring out”
Definitions of Education
Education is the process of bringing desirable change into the behavior of human
beings.
The process of imparting or acquiring knowledge and habits through instruction or study.
Education is the process of giving training and instruction to people to develop
their knowledge, abilities, skills, character and mental powers.
The modern definition of education is the production of desirable changes in human
behavior- in knowledge (things known), attitudes (things felt) and skills (things
done), in all of them or in one or more of them.

4. Class 1-Education
Knowledge:
Skills:
It includes facts, concepts, principles and
relationship
Ability to do things
Attitude: It is a feeling towards some object, person, situation or
idea
cognitive
Educates a farmer on SRI cultivation
practice (change in knowledge)
psychomotor He improves skills of a farmer
…. grafting and budding technique (things done)
affective
Extension worker changes the negative attitude of a
farmer and make him adopt new practice. Eg:
Mushroom cultivation (things felt)

5. Class-1 Types of Education
Learning methods
1.Informal education
2. Formal education
3. Non -formal education
• lifelong educational process
• individual acquires and accumulates knowledge, skills,
attitudes, and insights,
•daily experiences and exposure to environment at home,
at play etc
• Highly institutionalized, uniform, full time, chronologically graded,
hierarchically structured education system
• From primary school to university education
• Organized and systematic educational activity outside the
framework of formal education system
• Provide selected types of learning to particular sub groups
of population -adults,/ children according to their need.

6. Class-1 Types of Education
Difference
Formal education Non -formal
education
Informal
education
1.Concerned Educational growth
Of children & youth
actual life situation Incidental learning
2.Attendance compulsory voluntary
3.Learners Homogeneous heterogeneous Individual learning
processes
4.Preconceived
ideas
No Have preconceived
ideas & notion (past
experience)
May /maynot have
5.Curriculum fixed &pre decided No fixed -flexible On spot learning
6.Teaching Formal-textbooks,
class room ,exams
Informal- specific
&problem oriented
Self learning

7. Class-1 Types of Education
Difference
Formal education Non -formal
education
Informal
education
7. Mode of
instruction
Vertical- more
instructive
Horizontal-shared
learning
8.Method of
learning
Theory  practical Practical  theory Self learning
9.Knowledge flow Vertical Horizontal
10. Evaluation Formal- marks/grades informal
11. Approach Deductive inductive
12.Degree/
diploma
Awarded certificates No
13. Orientation Broad based Specific to situation

8. Class-1 Types of Education
Difference
Formal education Non -formal
education
Informal
education
14.Nature of
education
1.Develop physical &
mental faculties
2. Increase knowledge &
skills
1.Improve KS&A
pertaining to
specific subject
2.Change the human
behaviour
15.Duration Time bound Free from
regimentation
16.Place of
teaching
Within four walls In real situation
17.Need
orientation
Definite prog Needs of people
&avlby of resources
18.Problem
solving
Teachers solves By them selves