Republic of the Philippines

AKLAN STATE UNIVERSITY

College of Fisheries and Marine Sciences
New Washington, Aklan

SHIELLA MAE M. TEFORA October 21, 2023

Discussant

EDUC 201 – INSTRUCTION AND LEARNING THEORIES

Topic: Progressivism

What is Progressivism?

 This philosophy of education is rooted in the Philosophy of Pragmatism.

 Progressivism comes from the word “progress” which means to make a change or improvement
towards better conditions.

Progressivism Philosophy in Education

 Progressivism is an educational philosophy that emphasizes the importance of student-

centered learning. According to progressivists, students should be actively involved in their own
learning process and should be encouraged to think critically and creatively.
 Strong emphasis on problem based learning to develop solving analysis skills:
- experienced based learning
- learning by doing
- learn best in real time activities
- knowledge should be linked to practical social
experience.

The Main Proponent of Progressivism Philosophy

JOHN DEWEY

Dewey (1963), who is often referred to

as the “father of progressive education,”
believed that all aspects of study (i.e., arithmetic,
history, geography, etc.) need to be linked to
materials based on students every- day life-experiences.

However, Dewey cautioned that not all experiences are

equal:

”The belief that all genuine education comes about

through experience does not mean that all experiences are genuinely or equally educative. Experience
and education cannot be directly equated to each other. For some experiences are ”mis-educative”. Any
experience is mis-educative, if it has the effect of arresting or distorting the growth or further
experience.”

FEATURES OF A PROGRESSIVE CURRICULUM

 Student – Centered Learning

 Experiential Learning
 Critical Thinking
 Collaboration and Social Skills
 Process and change centered
 Community centered

TEACHERS ROLE

 Promoting discovery and self-directly learning.

 Engaging students in active learning.
 Collaboration: Teacher to Student
 Integrating socially relevant themes.
 Encouraging the use of group activities.
 Promoting the application of projects to enhance learning.
 Engaging students in critical thinking.
 Challenging students to work on their problem solving skills.
 Developing decision making techniques.
 Utilizing cooperative learning strategies.

STUDENTS ROLE

 Interacting with their environment.

 Setting objectives for their own learning.
 Working together to solve problems.
 Learning by doing.
 Engaging in cooperative problem solving.
 Evaluating ideas.
 Testing ideas.

TEACHING METHOD

 Project Method
 Conferences
 Demonstration
 Group Work
 Role Play
 Debates
 Inquiry
 Discussion
 Planning
References:
• https://www.google.com/search?
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me&ie=UTF-8

• https://kstatelibraries.pressbooks.pub/dellaperezproject/chapter/chapter-5-progressivism /

• https://philonotes.com/2023/03/progressivism-in-education

• https://www.in.gov/gwc/cte/files/ncteb-edphil.pdf

• https://www.siue.edu/~ptheodo/foundations/progressivism.html