The General Learning Process Called Education

The educative process has been credited for transforming young and old individuals to become better members of the human society. The formal process of learning is generally divided into four phases. Most students are satisfied with the first two or three phases, while only a few decided to avail of the fourth one. What are these general phases of the educative process?

The first phase is the elementary phase. During this educative phase, students are expected to achieve basic literacy and numeracy skills. Students are expected to gain basic knowledge or foundations in mathematics, science, geography, history and other social science. The level of difficulty increases as the student progresses to the next grade. Parties to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights are urged to provide free and compulsory primary education for all.

The second phase of the educative process is the secondary phase. During this phase, students are expected to gains intermediate skills and knowledge. It also during this phase that students are made to build strong foundations for specific fields they want to pursue in the third phase.

The third phase is the tertiary phase, also known as higher education. During this phase, students are made to undertake a certain course to gain advance levels of specific knowledge and skills relevant to the chosen field. After completing this phase, students could either start a career or proceed to the fourth phase.

The fourth phase is the extension phase, during which the student further hones his skills and knowledge. This phase usually has two stages, the completion of which allows a student to gain a master’s or a doctor’s degree.

Education is differently implemented in different countries. Despite that difference in implementation, education remains a general process as well as a right for every human being.