In the subject Pedagogy in Education, the schools of thoughts are divided into three which is behaviorism school of thought, humanistic school of thought, and cognitive school of thought. Before I reflect on my weekly reflections, I would like to some facts about each school of thoughts.
Behaviorism school of thought
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| IVAN PAVLOV |
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| B F SKINNER |
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| BENJAMIN BLOOM |
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| JOHN B WATSON |
- The images above are the person who contributes for behaviorist theory
- Behaviorism is a worldview that operates on a principle of "stimulus-response"
- Assumes a learner is essentially passive, responding to external stimuli
- Behavior is shaped through positive reinforcement or negative reinforcement
- Below are the examples of behaviorism
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CLASSICAL CONDITIONINGBy: Ivan Pavlov |
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OPERANT CONDITIONINGBY: B F SKINNER |
BLOOM'S TAXONOMY
BY: BENJAMIN BLOOM
Humanistic school of thought
- Believes that human beings are different from other species and possess capacities that are not found in animals
- Focused on individuals free will, personal growth, and self-actualization
- Humanist thinkers are Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
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| Carl Roger's Self Concept |
Cognitive school of thought
- Cognitivist - Jean Piaget, Albert Allies, Aaron Beck
- Importance of thoughts and thought processes
- Perception, thinking, memory and language
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| Jean Piaget's Theory |
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Zone of Proximal DevelopmentBy: Vygotsky |
REFLECTION QUESTION : IF YOU WERE A TEACHER OF YOUR SCHOOL SUBJECT MATTER, WHICH SCHOOL OF THOUGHTS WILL YOU PRACTICE ?
IF I WERE A TEACHER FOR MATHEMATICS SUBJECT, I WILL PRACTICE BEHAVIORIST SCHOOL OF THOUGHTS. THE REASONS WHY I SAID SO IS BECAUSE MATHEMATICS IS A SUBJECT WHICH CONSISTS LOTS OF CALCULATION AND SOMETIMES STUDENTS HAVE TO MEMORIZE FORMULAS. AS WE ALL KNOW, IN BEHAVIORIST THE STUDENTS WILL FOLLOW OR IMITATE THEIR TEACHERS OR PEERS. FOR EXAMPLE, THE STUDENTS WILL FOLLOW THE STEPS TO SOLVE A MATHEMATICS QUESTION AS HOW I TAUGHT THEM. THIS IS HOW BEHAVIORIST THEORIES WORKS. BESIDES THAT, REWARD AND PUNISHMENT SYSTEM ALSO WORK BEST IN THIS APPROACH. WHY I SAID SO IS BECAUSE THIS SYSTEM WILL ENCOURAGE AND GIVE SOME MOTIVATION TO THE STUDENTS TO PERFORM WELL IN THE SCHOOL. FOR INSTANCE, GIVING REWARD IN TERMS OF PRAISE FOR STUDENTS WHOM PERFORMED WELL AND FOR THOSE DID NOT DO WELL I WILL GIVE THEM PUNISHMENT IN POSITIVE WAY LIKE GIVING EXTRA EXERCISE OR ASK THEM TO DO THE PARTICULAR QUESTION MANY TIMES. THIS EVENTUALLY WILL ENCOURAGE THEM TO PERFORM WELL.
IN A NUTSHELL, THESE ARE THE REASONS WHY I WILL CHOOSE THIS SCHOOL OF THOUGHTS FOR TEACHING MATHEMATICS IN FUTURE. I HOPE YOU ALL ENJOY READING MY BLOG.
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nice entry saktiswari..in economics i also like to apply behaviorist school of thought because like your reflection say that they need to follow and imitate all the step that teacher provided. it is easy for student to understand the step very well. instead of applying behaviorist school of thought in your class, do you think cognitive school of thought is suitable for your mathematics subject? thank you
ReplyDeleteYes, it might be suitable for certain topics in Mathematics . For example in Trigonometry, the students have to memorize the basic formula in order to find out the value of sine, cosine and tangent of a triangle. But remember, not all topics in Mathematics will apply the approach of cognitive school of thought. Most of the time, the students are given marks for the steps in solving the mathematics question but not for the formula. Even, some formulas are prepared for the students their examination.
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