- Experimentalism is an educational philosophy that believes the way to truth is through experiments and experience. It emphasizes learning by doing and problem solving. - John Dewey was a major proponent of experimentalism. He believed education should involve hands-on learning through real-life tasks and problem solving rather than rote memorization. - In an experimentalist classroom, the instructor facilitates learning rather than lectures. Students are actively involved in lessons through inquiry, discovery, and applying knowledge to solve problems. The curriculum focuses on topics relevant to students' interests and experiences.

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2. PHILOSOPHY OF
EXPERIMENTALISM
Presented By :
Sinsu Rachel Alex
Msc (N) Nursing Previous
Year
2017-2018 2

3. CONTENTS
 Philosophy
 Education
 Experimentalism
 Proponents
 Main concepts
 Educational contribution
 Self evaluation
 Critics 3

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5. PHILOSOPHY
 The term has been derived from two
Greeks words, “PHILOS” means LOVE
and “SOPHIA” means WISDOM.
 Philosophy means love for knowledge or
passion for learning.
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6. MEANING OF PHILOSOPHY
It is:
 Love of knowledge
 An activity
 A comprehensive picture of the
universe
 A guide to a way of life
 Philosophy and Science
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8. “EDUCATION WITHOUT PHILOSOPHY
IS BLIND AND PHILOSOPHY WITHOUT
EDUCATION IS INVALID ”
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10.  In literary sense, education owes its origin to
the Latin words EDUCARE.
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12. MEANING OF EDUCATION
Education As:
 Acquisition of knowledge
 A tool to discipline the intellect
 A preparation for life
 Discipline
 Growth
 Transmission of culture
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14. JOHN DEWEY AND THE IDEA OF
EXPERIMENTALISM
 A philosophical belief that the way to truth is through
experiments.
 It is associated with a very broad but shallow
curriculum .Many electives but few subjects are
required.
 A friendly education research and many new ideas
come from it.
 Questions during experiments
-WHAT?
-HOW ?
-WHEN?
-HOW COME?
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15.  Mature thinking and the ideas to find out
something new.
 It is one of the youngest philosophy.
 Truth to be involved in real-life tasks.
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18. A person who puts forward proposition
or proposal
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19. JOHN DEWEY
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•Born on October 20,1859 in Burlington, Vermont.
•Major Dewey’s educational theories were presented in
these writings
-The school and Society (1900),
-The child and the curriculum (1902),
-Democracy and education(1916),
-Experience and education (1938).
•Father of Modern Experimental Education..

20.  He put forward most of the educational
theories and philosophy.
 Concept of experience and thinking
 Experiment is action performed
 He believed that if a student learned to solve
then he would be better fit for living.
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Charles Sanders Peirce(1839-1914)
William James(1842-1910)
W.H.Kilpatrick

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23.  Education should be a study of social problems
and how it is solved.
 Experiment anything to learn from it.
 Students shouldn’t be taught what to think, but
HOW to think.
- process
- problem solving
 It is exploratory critical thinking rather than
explanatory.
 Gives important to action
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24.  Experimentalism has been practiced in every
field, from music to film and from literature to
theatre.
 It makes use of the empirical data often
gathered through surveys which probe the
intuitions of ordinary people
 Development of skills
 Life is a laboratory all individuals are
experimenting
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26.  All truths are held up to going inspection.
 Responsive to existing conditions as well as
changes in condition, enabling students to
adapt to an ever changing society.
 Teachers reflective and inquiry skills gives
students the opportunity to draw their own
conclusions after gathering all available
evidence.
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27. WHAT EXPERIMENTS WOULD TEACH IN
CURRICULUM
 Everything that had any relation to students
possible futures.
 Problem solving
 Can be related to the interests of the
students
 Activity centered curriculum
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28.  Nursing research also uses experimental
method for evaluations.
 Selection of appropriate books and topics for
a proper research including their content.
 Creation of new subjects.
 Practical knowledge is more than theoretical
knowledge
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29. METHODS OF TEACHING
 Brain storming methods
 Innovatory methods
 Basic research
 Learn by doing.
 Project method
 Critical thinking
 Scientific methods
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30. SUBJECTS
 Nursing Research
 Physics
 Chemistry
 Research and experiments can be done in any
way and in any platform.
 New experiments are done in even the field of
arts.
 Medicine
 Geography……….etc
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31. TEACHERS ROLE
 Teachers play a vital role as a students
innovation and ideas are based on the
supreme guidance of a teacher.
 A teacher should be liberal and equal to all
students with control over them.
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32.  Proper communication between a lecturer
and their students should be maintained.
 Teacher offers suggestions ,questions and
encourages through out the course.
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33. EVALUATION CRITERIA
 Work should be based on the level of
research work done .
 Effective evaluation need clear knowledge of
experiments and the topics.
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36. WHAT DOES A EXPERIMENTALIST
CLASS LOOK LIKE
 The instructor facilitates the lesson
rather than lecture.
 Students are actively involved in the
execution of the lesson.
 Learning is done through a process of
inquiry and discovery.
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37.  Lessons are tailored to the interests of the
student.
 Collaboration and cooperation are
encouraged.
 Encourages peer learning and provides
exposure to different viewpoints.
 Can be applicable for all types of learners.
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41.  Experimentalism can also be a wasteful of
resources .
 It can also fail to follow through.
 It can be of a high budget experiments.
 But yes by experiments we don’t leave the
things the same.
 In experimenting something you are creating
knowledge.
 Cannot be done for primary class.
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42.  Lack of structure can be frustrating.
 Emphasis on group collaboration can be
alienating to those who prefer to work alone.
 Can be limiting in teaching foundational
knowledge.
 May be best suited for research subjects
only.
 Needs time and patience
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ANY DOUBTS?

44. REFERANCES
 Neerja.K.P(2003)Textbook of Nursing
Education.Philosophies of
Education.Unit1.Page-33.Jaypee Brothers.New
Delhi.
 Taneja.V.R(1987)Socio- Philosophical Approach
to Education.Unit 2.Pages 4-7.Atlantic
Publishers.New Delhi.
 Qureshi Muniruddin(2005).Social Aspects of
Education.Unit 6 Page-295Anmol Publication
Pvt.Ltd.New Delhi.
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