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Understanding Realism in Education

Realism is a philosophy asserting that an external reality exists independently of human perception, with Aristotle as its founder. It emphasizes the importance of sensory experience and observation in education, focusing on subjects like biology and physics to develop the whole child. In realist education, teachers are seen as subject-matter experts responsible for aligning students' understanding with objective knowledge through standardized assessments.

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Understanding Realism in Education

Realism is a philosophy asserting that an external reality exists independently of human perception, with Aristotle as its founder. It emphasizes the importance of sensory experience and observation in education, focusing on subjects like biology and physics to develop the whole child. In realist education, teachers are seen as subject-matter experts responsible for aligning students' understanding with objective knowledge through standardized assessments.

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Philosophies of Education

REALISM
Realism

Realism comes from the Latin word “


Realist” .

Realism refers to the things exist whether


or not the human mind perceives it.

Realism is a Philosophy that assumes that


there is a real external world that can be
recognized.
-Reality exists independent of the human
mind.

- World of physical objects are the ultimate


reality.

- Individuals do not make reality they only


discover it.
Greek philosopher Aristotle {384-
322 B.C.} is considered the founder
of realism.

• Aristotle , at first, accepted the


independent existence of matter.

• As an independent philosophy,
realism is considered to have
developed from the fifteenth
century.

• By the 18th century it reached its


peak and it influenced education.
Focus : Body > Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Sociology,
Psychology etc.

What you can see, feel, touch, experience, you can


question.

Developing the whole child not just the mind


• Senses are the doors to
knowledge

• Opposition to idealism

• Mankind is the part of material


world.

• Emphasis on experiment and


observation.
Education and Realism
• Realists view schools as primarily academic
institutions that societies establish to provide
students with knowledge about the objective
world.

• The teacher’s primary responsibility is to bring


students’ ideas about the world into
correspondence with reality by teaching skills
—such as reading, writing, or computation—
and subjects—such as history, mathematics,
or science— that are based on authoritative
and expert knowledge.
• Teachers as subject-matter experts

• Standardized tests provide hard,


comparable data about how well
students are mastering curriculum
subjects and how well teachers are
instructing students. Standards help
keep schools and teachers
accountable.

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