Comparative Analysis of Progressivism and Essentialism in Teaching Grade 6 Pupils in Elementary School in Los Banos
Scope and Limitations of the Study
Objectives of the Study
Hypothesis of the Study
Significance of the Study
There is a significant difference between progressive and essentialist approach to the academic performance of Grade 6 pupils in Maahas Elementary School.
1. Teachers and Pupils
2. Students
3. Parents
Respondents: the teachers using the known strategies, progressive and essential approach, and its effectiveness on the academic performance of Grade 6 pupils
Objective: to identify the teachers using progressive approach and essential approach
Location: In Maahas Elementary School, and how well it affects the academic performance of the students by comparing the first and second quarter grades of the pupils of two different section with the same progressivist and essentialist teachers.
Emphasize: the effectiveness of progressivism and essentialism to the academic performance of the learners.
Limitation: does not include the other types of teaching approach other than progressivism and essentialism. Teachers and pupils among the public and private schools are also not included in this study.
1. Identify the teachers that practice progressivism and essentialism in Grade 6 level in Maahas Elementary Schools in Los Baños
2. To compare essentialism and progressivism method of teaching based on the academic performance of their students
3. Identify the effectiveness of progressivism and essentialism in Grade 6 through their academic performance.
Conceptual Framework
Statement of the Problem
Input Process Output
Observation of the Progressivist and Essentialist Teachers and Comparative analysis of the academic performance of their students
Significant difference between essentialism and progressivism to identify which teacher has the most effective teaching strategy.
Observation of the Progressivist and Essentialist Teachers and Comparative analysis of the academic performance of their students
Identify teachers that practice Progressivism and Essentialism in Selected Public Elementary Schools in Los Banos using survey questions
-grades of students subjected to different teaching methods
1. Which teachers from Maahas Elementary School practice Progressivism and essentialism?
2. What are the differences of progressivism and essentialism in terms of teaching method?
3. Which philosophy is more effective in teaching grade 6 pupils?
Significant difference between essentialism and progressivism to identify which teacher has the most effective teaching strategy.
Identify teachers that practice Progressivism and Essentialism in Selected Public Elementary Schools in Los Banos using survey questions
-grades of students subjected to different teaching methods
Feedback
The academic performance of the pupils reflects the effectiveness of the teacher
CHAPTER I
- Permit letter
- construction of questionnaires
- observation of the teaching procedures
- gathering of computed grades
- Analysis using ANOVA
Review of Related Literature
INTRODUCTION
Locale and Population of the study
Locale : Maahas Elementary School
Population: Two Sections of Grade 6 Pupils and one progressive teacher and one essentialist teacher
Progressivism
Essentialism
Philosophies in Education
Theoretical Framework
Behaviorism
Perrenialism
Existentialism
Research Design
and Methodology
Progressivism
Comparative Analysis of Progressivism and Essentialism in Teaching Grade 6 Pupils in Elementary School in Los Banos
Comparison of the Two Philosophies
vs.
“learning by doing”
“learner-centered”
“needs and interest”
Essentialiat Schools in the Philippines
April Joy C. Balasa
Gazette I Nilo
Jenivy M. Sales
- Ateneo de Manila University
- La Salle Greenhills
- William Bagley popularized the term Essentialism in 1930’s and 1940’s
- Counteract to the student-centered curriculum
- Focuses and prepares the students in adult life
- Sputnik (1957), essentialism was revived
- School should not entirely reshape the society
JOHN DEWEY
WILLIAM BAGLEY
What is Progressivism?
- Child-centered curriculum
- Supports the idea of learning by doing
- Child’s needs and interest
- “traditional way” or “back-to-the basic”
- Students must learn gradually
- Thinking and doing
- Overcome obstacles
Classroom = Small society
- Investigation
- Problem solving skills
- Personal interest
- Relationship in the community
Progressive Schools
- Explorations Preschool
- Keys Grade School
History of Progressivism
- Progressivism took an integral part in Europe and the United States during 19th and mid 20th century.
- Motivation toward the reconstruction of American democracy
- Reaction to the narrowness and formalism of traditional education.
Essentialism
Their principles are based on the approach of the Bank street School
“core skills and knowledge”
- The schools show how pupils learn on hands on activities.
- Pupils should learn spontaneously according to their interest