Progressivism

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Education is a social
process; education is growth;
education is not preparation
for life but is life itself.
- John Dewey

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PROGRESSEVISM
➔ Is a theory of education that concerned with
learning by doing and purports (claim to) that
children learn best when pursuing their own
interest and satisfying their own needs.
➔ Progressivists believed that people learn best
from what they consider most relevant to their
lives.

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PROGRESSEVISM
➔ Progressivists center curriculum on
their needs, experiences, interest and
abilities of students. Provoke curiosity
in students.

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 John Dewey believed that
people learn best from
social interaction in
the real world.
 He believed that book
learning was no
substitute for actually
doing things.
JOHN DEWEY

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Goal of Progressivism
➔ The goal of progressivism is for
students to become intelligent problem
solvers.
➔ Students will be socially aware citizens
who are prepared to live comfortably in
the world

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WHAT IS
PROGRESSIVISM
 The idea that students
learn best from what they
consider relevant in
their lives
 Students work in group to
learn cooperation and
social skills

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 Importance on skills that
will help them for the rest
of their lives not just for
test.
 Help students to formulate
meaningful questions and
desive strategies to answer
these question

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WHY PROGRESSIVISM
Social skills are also very
important in a society
Bring progressive to the
classroom
Students should not just be
taught for a test; they should
be taught to handle
themselves in the real world
A teacher should make sure
that the students are
interested in learning

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The focus on
Progressivism

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WHAT TO
STUDENTS DO?
➔ Work in small
groups.
➔ Work on different
projects in
different groups.

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WHAT DO
TEACHERS DO?
➔ Instead of talking
in front of the
classroom, the
teacher will be
walking around.
➔ Teachers would not
be worried about
standardized
testing..
➔ Teacher will use
computer simulation

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Instructional
methods and
classroom
management

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Instructional methods and
classroom management
➔ Design group assignments
➔ Give experiment-based projects.
➔ Engage them in social activities by
teaching them social responsibilities
and democracy
➔ Relate day to day activities in real
life

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Instructional methods and
classroom management
➔ Section of subjects by looking forward
to ask what skills will be needed in
future society
➔ Curriculum as per the students needs

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