Philosophy Theory of Truth Methodology Theory of what Goal of teaching

arrive to the is valuable/ good learning

truth
Progressivism A theory of We must let the This will let the To help the
education is student be learner be students to be
concerned with involved ,active capable of more
“learning by in learning and establishing independent
doing” and working to solve rules for the especially in
purports that problems. classroom and solving the
children learn finding ideas on problem and
best when how to develop making their
pursuing their problem-solving own decision.
own interest and and decision-
satisfying their making skills.
own needs.
Constructivism It is an We must let the Every one’s view The students
approach to student’s of the external construct new
learn and construct world differ understanding
suggesting that knowledge from from others using what they
the child must their because of their already know,
construct their experiences. unique and prior
own It is focus on experiences. knowledge
understandings student- influences what
of the word in centered new learning
which they love. learning. experiences.
It is the child
centered,
rather than
curriculum
based.
Essentialism An educational We must know As we get older We must teach
theory the essentials there should be the basic
that focuses on of life; survival, more advanced academic skills
an how to be subjects added and knowledge
essential set of productive, and to the to the students.
learning how to live as curriculum being The students
prepares proper civilians. taught. There receive
individuals for should not be instruction in
life by impractical skills such as
concentrating subjects added writing, reading,
on the culture to the measurement,
 and curriculum. and computers.
traditions of Morals and Even while
the past. character learning art and
should be an music, subjects
important most often
factor to the associated with
curriculum as the development
well. of creativity.
Existentialism The nature of Teachers view Values The focus is on
reality for the individual as clarification is freedom, the
Existentialism is an entity within an outgrowth of development of
subjective, and a social context this movement. authentic
lies within the in which the That for youth, individuals, as
individual. The learner must the existential we make
physical world confront moment arises meaning of our
has no inherent others' views to when young lives.
meaning outside clarify his or person realize
of human her own. for the first
existence. Character time that choice
Individual development is theirs, that
choice and emphasizes they are
individual individual responsible for
standards responsibility themselves.
rather than for decisions.
external Real answers
standards are come from
central. within the
Existence comes individual, not
before any from outside
definition of authority.
what we are.
Perennialism The focus of We must We believe that To develop
education should recommend the when students students
be the ideas students learn study these intellectual and
that have lasted from reading works and ideas, moral qualities.
over centuries. and analyzing they will
They believe the the works by appreciate
ideas are as history's of the learning.
relevant and finest thinkers
meaningful and writers. we
today as when believe that
they were when students
 written. The study these
theory of works and ideas,
Perennialism they will
also believe that appreciate
the environment learning.
plays a big role
in teaching
someone.
Behaviorism It is the theory Learners will By carefully To let the
in which the acquire and shaping students acquire
behavior is remember desirable and remember
shaped responses that behavior, responses that
deliberately by lead to morality and may lead to
forces in the satisfying after information is satisfying
environment and effects. learned. aftereffect.
that the type of Repetition of a Motivation to
person and meaningful learn is the
actions desired connection satisfying
can be the results in aftereffect, or
product of learning. If the reinforcement.
design. In other student is ready
words, behavior for the
is determined connection,
by others, learning is
rather than by enhanced; if
our own free not, learning is
will. inhibited..