Pedagogy

What is Pedagogy?

• Theory of English

• The theory, method and philosophy of teaching.

• The method of learning

• The theory, method and of philosophy

Where does the word pedagogy come from?

• The ancient Roman word "Praenomen"

• The ancient Greek word "paidagogos

• The ancient Egyptian word "pharoah"

What did the Psychologists BF skinner argue?

• That teachers need to give students 100% control.

• That teachers need to have about 50% control and give students about 50% control of the lesson.

• That teachers need complete control of the lesson for students to learn best.

What is liberationism?

• Is a pedagogy that accepts the idea that education is simply about learning things and not about the way we learn.

• Is a pedagogy that expels the idea that education is simply about learning things and makes it more about the way we learn.

what is Social Constructivism?

• An approach based upon the idea that learning is a function of change in overt behavior. Changes in behavior are the result of an individual's response to events

• An approach to pedagogy that explores whether students chatting in the class might actually be learning more.

• An approach that recommends an interdisciplinary curriculum, or a curriculum that focuses on connecting multiple subjects where students can freely walk in and out of classrooms

What is Cognitive Constructivism?

• A student's capacity for understanding increased as they were able to socialize

• A student's capacity for learning increased as their academic ability grew.

• A student's capacity for thinking increased as they were able to increase their comprehension.