Correct Answer - Option 3 : Gaining of knowledge
Banking Model of Education:
- The banking model of education is a term used by Paulo Freire to describe and critique the traditional education system in the book Pedagogy of the Oppressed.
- The banking model of education is an approach that sees students as containers into which knowledge is deposited by teachers.
- It was a metaphor developed by Paolo Friere. Friere believes Western education tends to see the teacher as the dictator and the student as the passive observer.
The key pedagogical strategy used are:
- Teacher Narration: The teacher directly narrates facts to students for them to memorize.
- Students' Passiveness: Friere argues that in this transition model “The students are not called upon to know, but to memorize the contents narrated by the teacher”
- Ignorance of prior knowledge: Any prior knowledge students may once have had is ignored by the teacher, who cares not for the student’s beliefs or opinions. The teacher assumes he is the all-knowing authority.
- Whole group teaching: Differences in opinions, abilities, and interests between students in a class are ignored by the teacher who creates a rigid curriculum that students must adapt to.
Conclusion: The banking concept of education is a metaphor created by Paolo Friere for a teaching style where teachers ‘deposit’ knowledge into students’ minds like they are piggy banks. Friere claimed this approach, which was common in the 20th Century, sees students as passive learners who are given no scope for creative freedom or critical thinking. But it is helpful in learning values and helps to gain knowledge by some students. Hence, option (3) is correct.
