Bicol College

Cor. J.P. Rizal & R.F. Tabuena Sts.

Daraga. Albay, Philippines 4501
E-mail address: admin@bc.edu.ph
 

GRADUATE SCHOOL
NOLI O. ECHANO
MAEd
PHILOSOPHICAL
FOUNDATIONS OF
CURRICULUM
PSYCHOLOGICAL
FOUNDATIONS OF
CURRICULUM
 PSYCHOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS

Psychology provides a basis for the teaching and

learning process.
It unifies the elements of the learning process and
some of the questions which can be addressed by
psychological foundations of education.
 PSYCHOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS

Three major groups of learning theories:

1.Behaviorists
Psychology

2.Cognitive Psychology

3. Humanistic Psychology
 PSYCHOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS

1. BEHAVIORISTS PSYCHOLOGY

 The method is introduced in a step-by-step manner

with proper sequencing of task which is viewed by
another educational psychologist as simplistic and
mechanical.
 PSYCHOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS

1. BEHAVIORISTS PSYCHOLOGY

IVAN PAVLOV • Father of Classical Conditioning

(1849-1936) Theory, the S-T Theory

EDWARD
THORNDIKE • Championed the Connectionism Theory
(1874-1949)

ROBERT
GAGNE • Hierarchical Learning Theory
(1916-2002)
 PSYCHOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS

2. COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY

 Teachers use a lot of problem and thinking skills in

teaching and learning. These are exemplified by
practices like reflective thinking, creative thinking,
intuitive thinking, discovery learning and many more.
 PSYCHOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS

2. COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY

JEAN PIAGET • Piaget’s Stages of Cognitive

(1896 - 1980) Development

LEV
• Social-Cognitive Development
VYGOTSKY
Theory
(1896 - 1934)

HOWARD
GARDNER • Multiple Intelligences
(1943 - present)
 PSYCHOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS

3. HUMANISTIC PSYCHOLOGY

 concerned with how learners can develop their

human potential,
 The process not the products
 Personal needs not the subject matter and
 psychological meaning and environmental situation
 PSYCHOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS

3. HUMANISTIC PSYCHOLOGY

MAX
WERTHEIMER • Gestalt Theory
(1880 - 1943)

ABRAHAM
MASLOW • Self-Actualization Theory
(1908 - 1970)

CARL ROGERS
• Experiential Learning
(1902 - 1987)
 SOCIAL FOUNDATIONS

SOCIAL
FOUNDATIONS OF
CURRICULUM
 SOCIAL FOUNDATIONS

Society as a source of change

Schools as agents of change
Knowledge as an agent of change
 SOCIAL FOUNDATIONS

JOHN
• School and Civil
DEWEY • Society
(1859 - 1952)

ALVIN
TOFFLER • He wrote the book Future Shock
(1928 - 2016)
 HISTORICAL
FOUNDATIONS OF
CURRICULUM
 HISTORICAL FOUNDATIONS

FRANKLIN
BOBBIT • Curriculum prepares for adult life.
(1876 - 1956)

Werret Charters • Students’ need

(1875 – 1952) • Teacher plan the Activities
 HISTORICAL FOUNDATIONS

WILLIAM
KILPATRIC • Child – centered
K • Child Development and Growth
(1871 - 1965)

• Develop the whole child

Harold Rugg
• Teacher plans the lesson in
(1886 - 1960) advance
 HISTORICAL FOUNDATIONS

Hollis • Organized
Caswell • Social functions of themes
• Learner’s interest
(1901 - 1989)

Ralph Tyler
• Extension of school’s philosophy
(1902 - 1994)
THANK YOU!