Introspection Method

              INTROSPECTION METHOD 

               It is the method which comes under the method of observation. It is the oldest method and peculiar to psychology. The word introspection is derived from the latin words 'intro' meaning 'within' and ' spiere' meaning ' to look'. Therefore introspection means ' to look within '. 

According to Angell introspection means 'looking inward'. 

According to Woodworth introspection means self - observation.

Advantages 

* It is first hand and quite reliable.

* It does not require specific time, place and equipment.

* It gives direct knowledge of our own mental process without involving any extra material or apparatus. 

* It provides adequate knowledge of the internal experience and behavior of the individual. 

* This method does not entail any expenses.

Disadvantages

* The result  of introspection are only objective. 

* It is not accessible to me or to you that what is going on in another persons mind.

* It cannot be done by abnormal individuals and children.

* A person  should be highly trained and skilled to introspect properly.

Agencies of Education

             Agencies of Education

          Agencies of education means the source of institutions and organisations through which the educant (student) receive the education. 

       There are 3 major agencies of education;

                * Formal educational agency is set up with specific objective to carryout the various functions of education. Here the education is pre-planned and pre -conceived. Some of the formal educational agencies are schools, libraries, religious institutions and cultural organisation.

                * Informal educational agency, in  which nothing is pre- planned and rigid.  It consist of family, society, state, peer group and mass media.

                * Non-formal educational agencies are simply out of school institutions. It is between formal and informal education. It consists of open schools, universities and correspondence course.    

            We can conclude that, in the total process of education, the child is at the nucleus with its innate capabilities interacting with the various agencies and enriching its experience.