Prof Ed 5

It considers curriculum as something rigid, consisting of discipline subjects.

• Essentialist School

• Progressive School

• Traditional View

• Progressive View

It conceives of the curriculum as something flexible based on areas of interest.

• Essentialist School

• Progressive School

• Traditional View

• Progressive View

It considers all learners as much as the same and it aims to fit the learner into the existing social order and thereby maintain the status quo.

• Essentialist School

• Progressive School

• Traditional View

• Progressive View

It is learner-centered, having in mind that no two persons are alike.

• Essentialist School

• Progressive School

• Traditional View

• Progressive View

Its major motivation is discipline and considers freedom as an outcome and not a means of education.

• Essentialist School

• Progressive School

• Traditional View

• Progressive View

Its factor of motivation is individual achievement believing that persons are naturally good.

• Essentialist School

• Progressive School

• Traditional View

Its approach is authoritative.

• Essentialist School

• Progressive School

• Traditional View

Methods recommended in an Essentialist School

• Memory Work

• Mastery of facts and skills

• Development of abstract intelligence

• Creativity and autonomous work

Uses Facilitative Approach

• Essentialist School

• Progressive School

• Traditional View

Emphasis of Progressive School

• Creative responsibility

• Individual spontaneity

• Problem Solving

• Mastery of skills and facts