THE GREAT PLEBEIAN COLLEGE

ALAMINOS CITY, PANGASINAN

Preliminary Examiation in
P.Ed. 105- The Teaching Profession

Name: Galzote, Elyka C. Date: 03-18-21

Course: BSE
Year: II

Direction: Explain/discuss in concise and to the point sentences the following Seven Principles of
Education:

1. Essentialism - an educational philosophy whose adherents believe that children should learn
the traditional basic subjects thoroughly. It provides students with strong basic education such
as reading writing, listening, speaking, drawing, etc. it has largely contributed to the
education field, enabling students to develop a sound foundation of basic knowledge.

2. Progressivism - a political philosophy in support of social reform. This believe that

individuality, progress, and change are fundamental to one's education. Believing that people
learn best from what they consider most relevant to their lives, progressivists center their
curricula on the needs, experiences, interests, and abilities of students.

3. Perennialism - to develop students' intellectual and moral qualities. Perennialism is an

important subject that is taught at all academic levels. Education Perennialism believes that
they should teach the things of universal importance to the humankind.

4. Existentialism - humans define the value or meaning of both his or her existence and the
world around him or her in his or her own subjectivity, and wanders between choice,
freedom, and existential angst. Existentialism often is associated with anxiety, dread,
awareness of death, and freedom.

5. Behaviorism - a theory of learning based upon the idea that all behaviors are acquired through
conditioning. Conditioning occurs through interaction with the environment. Behaviorists
believe that our responses to environmental stimuli shape our behaviors. It is the key for
educators because it impacts how students react and behave in the classroom, and suggests
that teachers can directly influence how their students behave.

6. Linguistic Philosophy - s a unique approach towards understanding languages and

philosophy. It is a methodical and analytical study of a language to understand it better and
includes the analyses of its structure, meaning, development and evolution through times and
its varied interpretation accordingly. It helps teachers convey the origins of words and
languages, their historical applications, and their modern day relevance. Combined, this
approach to teaching language helps students gain a better, more in-depth understanding of
their assignments and work product expectations.

7. Constructivism - is an important learning theory that educators use to help their students
learn. Constructivism is based on the idea that people actively construct or make their own
knowledge, and that reality is determined by your experiences as a learner.