Comparison Chart of the Philosophical Models of Education General Chart of Philosophical Models of Education Idealism: Ideas are the only true reality‚ the only thing worth knowing. Focus: Minds Realism: Reality exists independent of human mind. World of physical objects ultimate reality. Focus: Bodies Pragmatism: Universe is dynamic‚ evolving. Purpose of thought is action. Truth is relative. Focus: Experiences Existentialism: Reality is subjective‚ within the individual. Individual
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References: Andrew M. Colman‚ 2009. A Dictionary of Psychology (Oxford Dictionary of Psychology). 3 Edition. Oxford University Press‚ USA. Anthony Storr‚ 2001. Freud: A Very Short Introduction. Edition. Oxford University Press. Behaviorism. 2013. Behaviorism. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.simplypsychology.org/behaviorism.html. [Accessed 29 January 2013]. Classics in the History of Psychology -- Watson (1913). 2013. Classics in the History of Psychology -- Watson (1913). [ONLINE] Available
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According to the the journal published by the Institute of Education‚ at Yale University‚ education in the largest sense is any act or experience that has a formative effect on the mind‚ character or physical ability of an individual. In its technical sense‚ education is the process by which society deliberately transmits its accumulated knowledge‚ skills and values from one generation to another. Many people agree that formal education has its roots in ancient Greece with Socrates‚ and then
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experimentation. Cognitive Psychology Cognitive psychology is the discipline within psychology that investigates the internal mental processes of thought such as visual processing‚ memory‚ problem solving‚ or language (Wikipedia ‚ January 2009). Cognitivism is the school of thought that comes from this approach. This school of though is interested in how people mentally represent information processing. Wilhelm Wundt‚ the Gestalt psychology of Max Wertheimer‚ Wolfgang Kohler and Kurt Koffka‚ and of
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Cognitive Learning Theory Psychology of Learning PSY 331 October 12‚ 2009 Abstract Cognitive learning theories emerged in the mid-1900s and were a dramatic departure from the behaviorist learning theories so popular at the time. The advent of the computer also contributed to the emergence of cognitive theories of learning because computers provided the first means to "metaphorically conceptualize human cognition" (Bates‚ 1999). Cognitive learning theories are based on the assumption that
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INTRODUCTION: Psychology has the immediate goal of understanding individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases‚ and by many accounts it ultimately aims to benefit society. In this field‚ a professional practitioner or researcher is called a psychologist and can be classified as a social‚ behavioral‚ or cognitive scientist. Psychologists attempt to understand the role of mental functions in individual and social behavior‚ while also exploring the physiological and neurobiological processes
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Lecture 1 How languages are learned? 1. Popular views about language learning. 2. How children learn their first language: a) the behaviorist position; b) the annalist position; c) the “critical” period hypothesis; d) the interactionist position. Every few years new foreign language teaching methods arrive on the scene. New textbooks appear far more frequently. New methods and textbooks may reflect current developments in linguistic/applied linguistic theory or recent pedagogical
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span of a person. It can be quoted from Maurice Merleau-Ponty that every object is the mirror of all other objects. Correspondingly‚ developmental theories are rooted in different schools of thoughts such as Behaviorism‚ Gestalt‚ Humanism‚ Cognitivism and Psychoanalysis. Using it as their main ingredient‚ these schools of thoughts presented development in various ways — thus‚ in different perspectives. Jean Piaget‚ Erik Erikson and Lawrence Kohlberg are some of
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MAJOR PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORIES Psychoanalysis Psychoanalysis is a comprehensive theory about human nature‚ motivation‚ behavior‚ development and experience. And it is a method of treatment for psychological problems and difficulties in living a successful life. As a general theory of individual human behavior and experience‚ psychoanalytic ideas enrich and are enriched by the study of the biological and social sciences‚ group behavior‚ history‚ philosophy‚ art‚ and literature. As a developmental
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Psychology From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Not to be confused with Phycology or Physiology. Psychology Outline History Subfields Basic types Abnormal Biological Cognitive Comparative Cultural Differential Developmental Evolutionary Experimental Mathematical Personality Positive Quantitative Social Applied psychology Applied behavior analysis Clinical Community Consumer Educational Environmental Forensic Health Industrial
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