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Humanism Definition PDF
Humanism Definition PDF
A LEARNING THEORY
ROBERT ADAMOWICZ
STUDENT
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA
Origins
Humanism came out in the To be reality and problem
1960’s by Carl centered, it forces you to
Rogers, Abraham become creative, moral and a
Maslow, and later on by problem solving.
Malcolm Knowles.
Maslow is considered to be
the “father” of American
Humanism. He founded the
Hierarchy of Needs. Maslow
believed that at the top of the
Hierarchy is Self-
Actualization. To be
considered in that category
you must be reality-centered
and problem-centered, which
can be considered the
foundation of humanism.
Origins cont’d
Rogers also believed in While Knowles, who idolized
actualization. If you did Rodgers came in the mid
reach self actualization you 1970’s and proposed self-
were considered a “Full directional classes.
Functioning Person”.
Rogers engaged a method
called the organismic
valuing process. This process
judges experiences and
based on those experiences
(good or bad), it will be
proven to have you either
avoid something or seek
after it. This is what the
teaching theory of Abraham Maslow Carl Rogers Malcolm Knowles
humanism is all about.
What is Humanism?
As summarized Humanism is a In this learning style, students
“paradigm/philosophy/pedago are free to judge what is good
gical approach that believes for them to learn and what is
learning is viewed as a personal bad for them to learn.
act to fulfill one’s potential.” This style is very effective for
This basically gives students students that are already highly
the reigns in which to pick what motivated. For those that are
they are interested in and study unmotivated it is slightly
that topic. harder for them to accomplish
The teacher has different role because there is no push from a
than in most learning styles . As teacher to induce what to learn.
a teacher you would be more of Rather students need to be at a
a facilitator. By this you would certain level where they want to
just go along with what the learn.
students want and have to
teach according to their
interest.
Classroom Implications
Student Teacher
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