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