ASSIGNMENT 3:
DEBATING PHILOSOPHICAL VIEWPOINTS AND EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY IN
RELATION TO THE CURRENT EDUCATIONAL CONTEXT
ACADEMIC ESSAY
IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT
OF THE REQUIREMENTS IN POST GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN EDUCATION
(FOUNDATION PHASE) (PGCE FP)
FOR
PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION ED4 – HS1 FP
AT
CORNERSTONE INSTITUTE
BY
SHANNON JADE SCHOFIELD
(50393)
13 APRIL 2022
, TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION…………...…………………………………………………………….3
2. LEARNING THEORIES IN THE CONTEXT OF THE CAPS CURRICULUM……..3
2.1 Behaviourism…………………………………………………………………………...4
2.2 Constructivism………………………………………………………………………….5
2.3 Humanism………………………………………………………………………………6
3. APPLICATION OF LEARNING THEORIES IN THE FOUNDATION PHASE…….7
3.1 Behaviourism in the classroom…………………………………………………….…
7
3.2 Constructivism in the
classroom……………………………………………………...8
3.3 Humanism in the
classroom…………………………………………………………..9
4. CONCLUSION………….……………………………………….……………………….10
REFERENCES
2
DEBATING PHILOSOPHICAL VIEWPOINTS AND EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY IN
RELATION TO THE CURRENT EDUCATIONAL CONTEXT
ACADEMIC ESSAY
IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT
OF THE REQUIREMENTS IN POST GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN EDUCATION
(FOUNDATION PHASE) (PGCE FP)
FOR
PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION ED4 – HS1 FP
AT
CORNERSTONE INSTITUTE
BY
SHANNON JADE SCHOFIELD
(50393)
13 APRIL 2022
, TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION…………...…………………………………………………………….3
2. LEARNING THEORIES IN THE CONTEXT OF THE CAPS CURRICULUM……..3
2.1 Behaviourism…………………………………………………………………………...4
2.2 Constructivism………………………………………………………………………….5
2.3 Humanism………………………………………………………………………………6
3. APPLICATION OF LEARNING THEORIES IN THE FOUNDATION PHASE…….7
3.1 Behaviourism in the classroom…………………………………………………….…
7
3.2 Constructivism in the
classroom……………………………………………………...8
3.3 Humanism in the
classroom…………………………………………………………..9
4. CONCLUSION………….……………………………………….……………………….10
REFERENCES
2