Realism(subtopic of foundation of education).pptx

it is also a branch or either kind of philosophy in education.

1. REALISM IN P H I L O S O P H Y

2. A G E N D A : Introduction E x p on e nt s o f r e a l i s m i n p h i lo so p h y Major concepts S c i e nti f i c m e t h o d or c y c l e o f r e a l i s m Aim in education Curriculum R ol e o f t e a ch e r Ad v a nt a g e s a n d l i m i t at i ons Conclusion

3. REALISM IN PHILOSOPHY: RES= OBJECTIVE ISM= REFLECTION (IMAGE)

4. INTRODUCTION: A school of thought which teaches us to deal w i t h r e a l l i f e s i t u a t i o n s a n d p r e p a r e d u s accordingly.

5. EXPONENTS OF REALISM: Aristotle Darwin Montessori Bacon Milton Frankin Bobit

6. MAJOR CONCEPTS OF REALISM: ⦁ Knowlege is derived from experiences of reality ⦁ Knowledge gained through senses in r e a l ( e m p i r i c a l k n o w l e d g e ) . ⦁ Mind is not real, material is real in the world. ⦁ Physical or material word is real world ⦁ No value for spiritual world.

7. CYCLE OF REALISM:

8. A I M S O F E D U C A T I O N I N R E A L I S M : Rabelais said: Aim of education is formulation o f c o mp l e t e m a n , s k ill e d i n a r t a n d i n du s t r y ." Milton said: "Education prepares for actual living."

9. R E A L I S M A N D C U RR I C U L U M : M a i n f o cu s o f R e a l i s t i s o n S c i e n c e a n d Math. They focus on right subject for right student. Realism recommends the designing of curriculum for realistic education which enables learner to solve different problems in real life and to lead a happy and successful life.

10. ROLE OF TEACHER: Realist educators encourage students to draw their observations and c o n c l u s i o n s f r o m t h e w o rl d ar o u n d them, rather than confining themselves to an analysis of their own i d e a s . T h e m o d e r n r o l e o f a t e a c h e r — t h a t o f a n o r g a n i z e r , s y s t e m a t i z ed, a n d promoter of critical thinking — is largely founded on realist principles

11. ADVANTAGES AND LIMITATIONS: Advantages Limitations Practicality. E x pe r im e n t a l e x p os u re . Career Orientation. Based upon factual information. No space for spiritual world. Great stress on physical world. Always depends upon scientific methods. Doesn't give any value to ideas.

12. C O N C L U SI O N : C o nc e rn e d w i t h j u s t t h e f a c t s ; favoring practicality and literal truth.

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