ESSENTIALISMJoy Marie D. BlascoBEED-ENGLISH IV
INTRODUCED BY
WILLIAM BAGLEY
-Learning of essential knowledge
-Deep knowledge on core subjects.
-Values and good practices.
Teacher-centered
subject-matter oriented
STUDENTS SHOULD
adjust to the teachers
Transmission of knowledge in an ‘organized and
systematic’ way
Taking up of introductory courses and
applying what has been learned.
Required to master a set of
information before being promoted to
a higher level.
Does not focus on individual learning
styles.
They believe that…
Specific and basic information, skills and discipline
Main focus of essentialism
Students must learn from established fundamentals of education (basic theory,
basic subjects).
Advantages of essentialismExtremely orderly, academically systematic,
and emphasizes discipline.Disadvantages of essentialism
No emphasis on student’s needs and interests.May cause a cultural delay between the student
and society.
Method: sit in rows
and taught (lectured) in masses.
Evaluation method:
achievement test scores
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