Content:

 Biography
 The View s of John Dewey (Progressive Education)
 How John Dewey Reformed the Education
 Experiential Education
 Dewey’s Theory of Education
 Dewey’s Method of Teaching
JOHN DEWEYS BIOGRAPHY
 Born 1859, Burlington, Vermont, USA. Died 1952.
 American philosopher and regarded as the foremost educator of
his day.
 Major books include
 "Democracy and Education" (1916)
 "Logic" (1938)
 "Experience and Education" (1938).
 Had a profound impact on progressive education
 His educational theories were permeated by his primary ethical
value of democracy.
 Regarded education in a democracy as a tool to enable the
citizen to integrate his or her culture and vocation usefully.
 He lectured all over the world and prepared educational surveys
for Turkey, Mexico, and the Soviet Union.
The Views of John Dewey
 John Dewey is probably most famous for his role in
what is called progressive education.

 Progressive Education is essentially a view of

education that emphasizes the need to ‘learn by doing’

 Learning by doing the teachers were to present real

life problems to the children and then guide the
students to solve the problem by providing them with
a hands-on activity to learn the solution.
How Dewey’s Reformed the
Education
1. Child-Centered Approach
 emphasis of learning on the needs and interests of the
child.

 Dewey's view, children should be allowed to explore

their environments.
How Dewey’s Reformed the
Education
2. Interdisciplinary Curriculum
 a curriculum that focuses on connecting multiple
subjects, where students are allowed to freely move in
and out of classrooms as they pursue their interests
and construct their own paths for acquiring and
applying knowledge.

 Dewey’s view the teacher should observe the interest

of the students, observe the directions they naturally
take, and then serve as someone who helps develop
problem solving skills.
Experiential Education
Dewey’s Theory of Education
 Dewey’s analyzed both traditional and progressive
education.
Traditional Progressive

• focus more on curriculum • focus on the student’s

and heritage, defining a interest rather than that of
student’s learning path instructor

• too strict • too spontaneous

• left little regard for the

• too individualized
learner’s interest
Dewey’s Theory of Education
 According to Dewey, powerful educational experiences
are a result of two fundamental principles:
1. Continuity
 refers to how experiences both past and present
influence the future
2. Interaction
 refers to how one’s current situation influences their
experiences
Continuity + Interaction = Human Experiences(past,
present, and future influence the capacity to learn)
Dewey’s Method of Teaching
Dewey’s methods of teaching consist of three
processes:
1. Continuance of psychological order in the
curriculum
2. Retention of problem or project method - the child’s
interests and purposes are the most important
things.
3. Extension of social opportunity
Dewey’s Method of Teaching
Five steps as essential:
1. The pupil should have a genuine situation of
experiences
2. A genuine problem should arise from this situation
and should stimulate the thinking of the child
3. The child should obtain information or make
observation(s) needed to deal with the problem
4. The suggested solution(s) should occur to him
5. He should have an opportunity to test his ideas by
application
“ Education is a social process.
Education is growth. Education
is, not a preparation for life;
education is life itself.”
- John Dewey
Thank you….