modern and traditional philosophy

7/27/2019 modern and traditional philosophy

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Society & Education

Traditional

Philosophy

Modern

Philosophy

-Formal education begins at school

- transmits common culture

-Education for the aim of society

-Certain subjects & knowledge

prepares students for democracy &

freedom-Formulated mainly in cognitive

terms

-Values & belifs tend to be objective

& if not absolute than based on

agreed standards/truths

-Formal education begins with family

-Schools improved society

-Edu involves varied opportunities to

develop ones potential & engage in

personal choices.

- democratic experiences in school

help prepare students for democracy

and freedom.

-Edu concern with social , moral and

cognitive terms.

-Values and belief are subjective


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Knowledge and

Learning

Traditionalphilosophy

Modern

philosophy

-Emphasize on knowledge and

information.-Emphasize on subjects.

-Subject matter selected and

organized by teacher.

-Subject matter organized in

terms of simple to complex

centered on the past.-Lessons plans organized

according to topics or concepts

-Subject matter is

compartmentalized according

to distinct field, disciplines or

study areas

-Emphasis on dissolving

problems and functioning in

ones social problems

-Emphasis on students

-Subject matter plan by Teacher

and students organized in terms

of understanding relationships

centered on present or future

-Lesson plans organized

according to problems or

students interest

--Subject matter is integrated


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Instruction

Traditional Modern

-Textbook and workbooks centered

-Whole group learning, fix schedules

and uniform time period

-Homogenous grouping: tracking of

students into specials programs

-Passive involvement of students in

assimilating what teacher ortextbook says

Emphasis on uniformity of

classroom experiences and

instructional situations

-Emphasis on variability of classroom

experiences and instructional

situations

-Active involvement of students inseeking information that can be used

r applied

-Varied instructional material;

teaching and learning include

community resources

-Whole, small, and individualizedgroups, flexible schedules, and

adjustable time period

-Heterogeneous grouping; some

tracking of students but widely

differentiated programs


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Purpose and

programs

Traditional Modern

-Emphasis is on liberal arts and

science

-Emphasis is on specialization or

scholarship

-Curriculum is prescribe; little room

for elective

-excellence and high standard;

special consideration for high

achivers

-mix of liberal arts, practical, andvocational subjects

-Emphasis is general and for the

layperson

-Curriculum based on students

needs or interest; room for elective

-equality and flexible standards;

special consideration for low

achievers

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