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  2. Progressive education - Wikipedia

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    This developed the progressive education notion that students were to be engaged and taught so that their knowledge may be directed to society for a socially useful need. Like Dewey he also felt that students should be actively engaged in their learning rather than actively disengaged with the simple reading and regurgitation of material.

  3. Continuous and progressive aspects - Wikipedia

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    Standard Japanese uses the same grammar form to form the progressive and the continuous aspect, specifically by using the -te iru form of a verb. Depending on the transitivity of the verb, they are interpreted as either progressive or continuous. For example: Intransitive: ペンが鞄に入っている。 Pen ga kaban ni haitte iru.

  4. Experience and Education (book) - Wikipedia

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    In Chapter 4, Dewey argues that the teacher in a traditional classroom, by nature of the social setting, was concerned mainly with "keeping order." In a progressive education classroom, social conventions would be enforced by the students who felt a part of the community and not forced on students by the teacher.

  5. Philosophy of education - Wikipedia

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    He was a major figure in the progressive education movement of the early 20th century. Kilpatrick developed the Project Method for early childhood education, which was a form of Progressive Education organized curriculum and classroom activities around a subject's central theme. He believed that the role of a teacher should be that of a "guide ...

  6. Curriculum theory - Wikipedia

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    Current multicultural education theory suggests that curriculum and institutional change is required to support the development of students from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds. This is a controversial view [ 24 ] but multicultural education argues [ 25 ] that traditional curriculum does not adequately represent the history of the non ...

  7. Alternative education - Wikipedia

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    Alternative education in Canada stems from two philosophical educational points of view, Progressive and Libertarian. [8] According to Levin, 2006 the term "alternative" was adopted partly to distinguish these schools from the independent, parent-student-teacher-run "free" schools that preceded them (and from which some of the schools actually evolved) and to emphasize the boards' commitment ...

  8. Traditional education - Wikipedia

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    Traditional education, also known as back-to-basics, conventional education or customary education, refers to long-established customs that society has traditionally used in schools. Some forms of education reform promote the adoption of progressive education practices, and a more holistic approach which focuses on individual students' needs ...

  9. Learning - Wikipedia

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    For example, a dog might learn to sit as the trainer scratches his ears, which ultimately is removing his itches (undesirable aspect). Positive reinforcement is defined by adding a desirable aspect of life or thing. For example, a dog might learn to sit if he receives a treat. In this example the treat was added to the dog's life. [29] [30]