2. INTRODUCTION
“JOHN DEWEY” was born on ‘october 20, 1859-1952’
in Burlington, “vermont ” , United States.
He was born (40)weeks after the death of his older
brother named John.
He was an American Philosopher, Psychologist &
Educational Reformer.
He was one of the most prominent ‘American
scholars ‘ in the 1sr half of the 20th century.
From 1884 to 1894 he had a faculty position at the
University of Michigam.
In 1894 Dewey joined the University if Chicago where
emerged his Pragmatic Philosophy.
3. INTRODUCTION
He attended the “University of vermont ”, where he
initiated into Delta Psi & graduated Phi Beta Kappa
(aims to promote & Advocate excellence in liberal
arts & science in 1879.
Dewey received his Ph.D. from the School Of Arts
And Sciences at Johns Hopkins University.
He is the Founder of Philosophical school of
“Pragmatism”.
Major Dewey’s educational theories were presented in
these writings: My Pedagogic Creed(1897), The
School and Society (1900), Democracy and Education
(1916), Experience and Education (1938).
4. WHAT EDUCATION IS
“He believed that all education proceeds by the
participation of the individual in the social
consciousness of the race”.
“ He believed that the only true education comes
through the stimulation of the child’s powers by the
demands of the social situations in which he finds
himself. Through these demands he stimulated to act
as a member of a unity, to emerge from his original
narrowness of action and feeling, and to concieve of
himself from the stand point of the welfare of the group
to which he belongs.”
5. WHAT EDUCATION IS
“The child has his own instincts and tendencies, but we
do not know what these mean until we can translate
them into their social equivalents. We must be able to
carry them back into a social past and see them as the
inheritance of previous race activities,”
6. DEWEY’S THEORIES AND
BELIEFS ON EDUCATION
Experiential education:
Dewey focused his concept of instrumentalism “ in
education on “learning by doing or hands-on learning“,
which means to learn not only by the theory, but alse by
practice. “Instrumentalism” is a theory of knowledge
created Dewey.
Dewey thought that people learn the best through
experience. He thought knowledge coold be falsified.
He emphasized on inquiry based education.
7. DEWEY SEQUENCE
PROBLEM-SOLVING
Step One: Define the problem
Step Two: Analyze the problem
Step Three: Determine Criteria for optimal solution
Step Four: Propose Solutions
Step Five: Evaluate Proposed Solution
Step Six: Select a Solution
Step Seven: Suggest Strategies to Implement the
Solution
8. DEWEY’S THEORIES AND
BELIEFS ON EDUCATION
The School’s Rule
“The school is simply that form of community life in
which all those agencies are concentrated that will be
most effective in bronging the child to share in the
inherited resouces of the face and to use hos own
powers for social ends”.
Dewey stressed the importance of education ine school
not only as a place to gaon content knowledge, but also
a place to learn how to live.
He believed that students should be actively involved in
real-life tasks and challenges.
9. THE DEWEY SCHOOL
AGE
4-5 Years old
6 Years old
7 Years old
8 Years old
9 Years old
10Years old
11-12 Years old
13 Years old
ACTIVITY
Cook, Carpentry, needle work
They built a farm of wood planted
wheat and cotton; they sold their
products in market.
They studied pre-history
They studied navigation
Local history and geography
Studied Colonical History
Political economy and
photography
They built a building for their
debate club
10. ROLE OF CURRICULUM
Dewey advocated for an educational sructure that
makes a balance between the child and the curriculum,
that is to say, delivering knowledge while alse taking
into account the interests and experiences.
Active curriculum should be integrated, rather than
divided into subject-matter segments.
Flexible and Changeable according to Interests.
Reflect social life and social activities-utilities .
11. THE TEACHER ROLE
He believed that the teacher’s role should be of a
facilitator and guide.
Teacher becomes a partner in learning process who
leads students to independent discovery meaning
within the subject area.
Teachers are responsible for achieveing the goals of
the school. But specific topics tobe studied to meet
those goals.
Learner’s past experience should be taken into account
the teaching-learning process, as well as the
environment.
12. KEY FEATURES OF JOHN
DEWEY THEORY OF
LEARNING
It is a active learning.
Learning is a process oriented to.
Feedback is necessary to improve upon the practice.
Understanding is deeper as it discourage root
memorization & be in the same path.
13. ADVANTAGES OF DISCOVERY
LEARNING THEORY OF JOHN
DEWEY
Support active engagements of learner.
Personalized experience.
Highly curiosity & boost up comfidence.
Help develop certain lifelong learning skills.
It is quite reliable.
It makes permanent & interest in learning.
14. HONERS FOR DEWEY
THEORY OF LEARNING-
NAMED AFTER HIM
“John Dewey High School” in Brooklyn New York is
named after him.
‘John Dewe Academy of learning in Green Bay,
Wisconsin ‘ is a Charter school.
John Dewer academy in Green Barrington.
John Dewey Elementary School in Warrensville.
John Dewey Middle School in Adams Country in
Dewer , Colorado is a junior High School.
15. “Education is not preparing for life; education
is life itself. Education, therefore, is a process
of living and not a preparing for future living,”
-- JOHN DEWEY
