TOPICS

❑NATURE OFREALISM

❑PHILOSOPHY OFREALISM

❑FORMS OFREALISM

❑IMPLICATION OF REALISM IN EDUCATION

❑CONCLUSION
Natural of Realism
Meaning Of Realism

❑The term realism come from the Latin

“realists” who is to be really, reallyreal.

❑Realism refers tothe things exist whether or

not the human mind perceives them.
 ARISTOTLE (384-322 BC)
❖Aristotle was the leading proponent of realism and the
first philosopher to develop a systematic theory of logic.

❖In a more deeper meaning of realism, it is a

philosophy that assumes that there is a real external
world that can berecognized.
THOMAS AQUINAS (1225-1274)

❑ God made it possible to acquire true knowledge so

that we may know Him better.

❑ Because we are children of God, our best thinking

should agree with Christian tenets.

❑ Each person is born with an immortal soul.

REALISTS

THOMAS AQUINAS

ARISTOTLE
Facts about the Philosophy of Realism
❖Individuals does not make reality, they only discover it.

❖Realists tend to believe that what we believe now is only an

approximation of reality and that every new observation
brings us closer to understanding reality.

❖Realism believes in the world which we see or perceive

to be true.
 Facts about the Philosophy of Realism
❖Realists believe in the truth of life and the aim of life is in the
development of unsystematic life.

❖Knowledge is real and can be assimilated by the human

beings.

❖Realists distinguish between “appearance” and “reality”.

Five Fundamental Principles of Realism

a) Phenomenal world is true.

b) Senses are the doors of knowledge.

c) Opposition of Idealism

d) Man is a part of material world.

e) Emphasis on experiment and observation.

 Values in Realism
❑ External world is the reality.
❑ Man will discover reality with the use of science and
common sense through education or learning.
❑ Mind is functioning and is geared towards creativity.

❑ Reality can be proved by observation, experience,

experiment and scientific reasoning.
❑ Education is the process by which he lifts himself up
to the eternal.
❑It studies the present solution to each problem of life.

❑Education must prepare one for life in the real world.

❑Education should be attractive rather than compulsive.

❑The purpose of education, according to social realists,
is to prepare the practical man of the world.

❑Direct contact with things, people and social

conditions thru travel rather than books.

❑Social realism explains that education should equip

learners for a happy and successful life as a man of
the world.
❑The sense realism in education emphasizes the
training of the senses.

❑Senses are the gateways of knowledge and learning takes

place the operation of the senses.

❑Thru education, man can still know laws of nature and

thereby control nature.
❑Neo-Realism is really a philosophical thought.

❑They do not consider the scientific principles everlasting

while they express the changeability in them.

❑They support the education of art, with the science and

analytical system of education with the humanistic feelings.
 RealismandAims of Education
❑Preparing the Child for happy and successful life.
❑ Preparing the child for a real life.
❑Developing the physical and mental powers of the child.
❑ Developing and training of senses.
❑Acquainting the child with nature and social
environment.
❑ Imparting vocational education.
 Realismand Goal of Education

❑ The Goal of Education is to help individuals

understand and apply the principles of Science
to help solve the problems in the World.
 Realism and Curriculum

❑Developed according to Utility and Needs

❑ Subjects concerning day to day activities

❑Main subjects are – natural science, physical science, health

culture, physical exercise, math, geography, history,
astronomy
 Realism and the Teacher
❑A teacher should be educated and well versed with the
customs of belief and rights and duties of people, and the
trends.
❑He must have full mastery of the knowledge of
present life.
❑He must be able to expose and guide the student towards
the hard realities of life. (neither pessimist, nor optimist)
 Realism and the Teacher

❑He must be able to co-relate between utility in daily life

and education.
❑He should define simple rules.
❑He should teach subjects in proper order.
❑He needs to find out the interest of the child and to
teach accordingly.
 Methods of Teaching

❑Emphasis on critical reasoning through observation.

❑Supports accountability and performance-based
teaching.
Learning is based on facts – analysis – questioning
❑Scientific research and development
❑Education should proceed from simple to complex
and from concrete to abstract.
 SCHOOL ORGANIZATION INFLUENCED
BY REALISM
❑School organization would be based on the real needs of
society. (not due to politics)

❑The opening of science classes in every school is a must.

❑Co-education is a natural happening so it cannot be

rejected.

❑School is the mirror of the society. It is a miniature

form of society and it presents the real picture of the
society.
Realism in the Classroom
Focuses on the basics of reading, writing
and arithmetic.

Classroom environment is highly

structured and organized.

Utilization of standardized testing.

Education should be fun and

interesting for the student.

Education should prepare students for life in

the real world.
CONCLUSION
➢Use of scientific investigation and senses in order to learn.
➢Focus on the physical world, arguing that reality and
knowledge.
➢This physical world is composed of matter.
➢Realists believe that schools should promote human
rationality through observation and experimentation.
➢Realist teachers believe in the importance of experimental
learning.
➢Students have to take a hands-on approach.
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