School of thought Flashcards
Most traditional in school of thoughts
Essentialism
Back to basic
Essentialism
3R’s and the additional 4R in Essentialism
Reading
Writing
Arithmetic
Right conduct
Teacher is the only source of knowledge, whatever the teacher says is the law
Essentialism
Learning is a one way process
Essentialism
Students have freedom to choose and individuality
Existentialism
There is non-conformity for students
Existentialism
Students can choose their electives and choose their strand
Existentialism
Students need to take responsibility for their choices as a result for their freedom to choose
Existentialism
Ever-lasting
Perennialism
Whatever was effective a long time ago will still be effective until now
Perennialism
Students should be generalist not just specialist
Perennialism
Focuses on Specialization
Essentialism
Reality is constantly changing and that we learn best through applying our experiences
Pragmatism
For application, practicality, usefulness in their everyday life
Pragmatism
Ideas are the only true reality
Idealism
This school of thought teaches that there is perfection
Idealism
Even if something is not existing right now, if it exists in your mind, it can be true
Idealism
Learning by doing
Progressivism
Multiple intelligences and differentiated classroom
Progressivism
Project-based learning
Progressivism
There are various and modern ways to teach
Progressivism
Experimentation (give students the chance to experiment)
Progressivism
Cooperative learning
Progressivism
Something exists independent of the knower
Realism
Knowledge is based on experience or sense
Empiricism
Experience is the best teacher
Empiricism
Knowledge is based on the use of reason or logic
Rationalism
Group of philosophers that has opposite views from the rationalist
Empiricist
Main focus is the acquisition of knowledge
Cognitivism
This is how cognitive psychologist see the learners
With empty minds (tabula rasa)
Learner responds to environmental stimuli
Behaviorism
Individuals learn to behave through conditioning
Behaviorism
Two types of conditioning
Operant conditioning (B.F. Skinner)
Classical conditioning (Ivan Pavlov)
Questions with phobia and trauma
Classical Conditioning
Focus of the theory of behaviorism
Observable and measurable behavior
Children construct their knowledge
Constructivism
Don’t give definition instead give experience and activities so he can come up with his own definition or meaning
Constructivism
Schools should be “change agents”
Social Reconstructivism
Teaching them how to change society
Social Reconstructivism
You teach the child according to their natural tendencies
Naturalism
Start with concrete (basic) concepts before going to abstract (complex) concepts
Naturalism
Belief that pleasure is the sole good
Hedonism
Change only the things that you can change and those that you can control
Stoicism
Those things that you cannot change just accept them
Stoicism