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I N D E PE N D E NT LE AR N I N G C E N T R E HZT4U-B Lesson 8
CE N T RE D’É T U D E S I N D É P E N DA N T E S A brief history of education

A brief history of education

For this assignment you will research some of the main features from the history of education
around the world and relate them to your epistemological learning so far. You will research
educational practices from two time periods and fill out the accompanying chart. You will need to
have at least two citations for each time period.
Time period Civilization: (pick one)
Ancient [pre-500 CE] Greece, China, India, Middle East
Middle Ages [500 CE–1200 CE] Europe, China, India, Islamic World
Modern [1200 CE–Present] Europe, United States, India, Canada
Key contributors

Main purpose or focus

of education (Why
educate?)

Main pedagogical
methods (What did
teaching look like?)

What kind of
knowledge did the
education stress
(personal knowledge,
technical knowledge,
mystical knowledge)?

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 I N D E PE N D E NT LE AR N I N G C E N T R E HZT4U-B Lesson 8
CE N T RE D’É T U D E S I N D É P E N DA N T E S A brief history of education

Time period Civilization: (pick one)

Ancient [pre-500 CE] Greece, China, India, Middle East
Middle Ages [500 CE–1200 CE] Europe, China, India, Islamic World
Modern [1200 CE–Present] Europe, United States, India, Canada
Key contributors

Main purpose or focus

of education (Why
educate?)

Main pedagogical
methods (What did
teaching look like?)

What kind of
knowledge did the
education stress
(personal knowledge,
technical knowledge,
mystical knowledge)?

Works cited

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