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Analyzing Cause |
Moral Leadership Multiculturalism Operationalizing Personal Educational Theory Survey Race and Philosophy Radical Empiricism, Positivism Rationales for Intervention Research a new theory of education Rewards and Reinforcers Teaching Efficiency Teaching Values Types of Explanation |
List of Assigned Readings, Sources and Exercises Roughly
Developmentally Ordered
1.
Criteriology
Download and read the following document: http://www.newfoundations.com/EGR/PhilEdCon.htmlYour assignment relative to this document is to: a. Find some statement of educational philosophy, e.g your school's philosophy |
2. Personal Educational Theory Survey Download and complete the questionnaire at this sitehttp://www.newfoundations.com/GALLERY/Edsurvey.htmlThen download the synopsis form at this site: http://www.newfoundations.com/GALLERY/EdTheSyn.htmlFor an example of what you might do, download http://www.newfoundations.com/GALLERY/Adler.htmlIn eight paragraphs corresponding to each of the major sections of the synopsis form, present your personal theory of education. Be sure to answer as many of the questions in each of the sections as you can. You need not format it like the Adler synopsis, but may use a narrative style. |
3. Compare and Contrast
Educational Theories
Write an essay comparing and contrasting your personal theory of education (see 2 above) with two theorists from this site:
4. Research a new theory of education Pick an individual from the Theorists in Education Gallery website that does not have an analysis linked to it and do that analysis, using the appropriate format, the synopsis form given at this site: http://www.newfoundations.com/GALLERY/EdTheSyn.html |
Do a criteriological analysis of some part of the theory of
education you did research on in the previous assignment. Be
careful to develop both critical and criteriological questions
from it. |
Go on the World Wide Web and look up at least two articles on “cause” or “causation”. Read them then download the following:
../EGR/CausAnlys.html
Read it and do the exercises on it.
7.
Types of Explanation
Go on the World Wide Web and look up at least two articles on “explanation”. Read them then download the following: ../EGR/Explanation.htmlRead it and do the exercises on it. |
8. Conceptual vs. Empirical Go on the World Wide Web and look up at least two articles on “analytic vs. synthetic statements”. Read them then download the following ../EGR/conVemp.htmlRead it and do the exercises on it. |
Download the following:
http://www.newfoundations.com/EGR/PluralCrit.htmlAfter reading this article and doing the preparatory exercises in it, answer the following:
1. Bullying is the use of physical force by one child on another;a. Use counterexamples of both kinds to evaluate these definitions.
2. To have a value is to behaviorally express a preference.
3. Illegal acts are those which it is unhealthy for society to tolerate.
4. Good teaching only happens when everyone learns what is taught.
5. Learning is a permanent change in behavior.
b. Amend these definitions by considering the characteristics your counterexamples bring up.
10. Rationales for Intervention Download the following: http://www.newfoundations.com/EGR/Rationales.htmlAfter reading this article, download the following intervention synopsis form: ../EGR/CueConcern.htmlConsider an intervention you have recently observed or been involved in. Develop a rationale for it using the synopsis form. |
11. Operationalizing Go on the World Wide Web and look up at least two articles on “operationalizing”. Read them then download the following: http://www.newfoundations.com/EGR/Oper.htmlAfter reading this article, do the exercises on it. |
http://www.newfoundations.com/EGR/SchoolViolence.html
After reading this article, paying particular attention to the various
conceptions of punishment described in it, consider the disciplinary
practices in a school where you have either been a student, or have worked
in. Describe these practices and identify what model of punishment,
metaphorical, psychological, etc. they were based on.
Go on the World Wide Web and look up at least two articles on “values education”. Read them then download the following: ../EGR/ValuesConflict.htmlDoes this article support or contradict the articles you found on the WWW? Explain how. |
14. Radical Empiricism, Positivism Go on the World Wide Web and look up at least two articles on “positivism” or “radical empiricism. Read them then download the following: ../EGR/Empiricist.htmlDo the exercises organizing your answers into a chart with the classification above, and the problems classified down the side. |
Go on the World Wide Web and look up articles on “implication,” “validity” and, particularly, “implicature” (se also “Grice”). Read them then download the following:
../EGR/Connection.html
Do the exercises from both articles .
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Moral Leadership
Download and read the following article on moral leadership: http://www.newfoundations.com/EGR/MoralLeadership.htmlDownload the following instruction sheet on writing a synopsis: ../EGR/synopsis.htmlFollow it to write a synopsis of the moral leadership article. |
Download and read the following article on teaching efficiency:
Download the following instruction sheet on writing a synopsis: ../EGR/synopsis.htmlFollow it to write a synopsis of the teaching efficiency article. |
Download and read the following article on rewards and reinforcers:
Download the following instruction sheet on writing a synopsis:
../EGR/synopsis.html
Follow it to write a synopsis of the rewards and reinforcers article.
19.
Corporal Punishment and Cruelty
Download and read the following article on corporal punishment: http://www.newfoundations.com/EGR/Pain.htmlDownload the following instruction sheet on writing a synopsis: ../EGR/synopsis.htmlFollow it to write a synopsis of the corporal punishment article. |
20. B.
F. Skinner’s Walden Two Download and read the
following article on Walden Two:
../EGR//Walden.htmlDownload the following instruction sheet on writing a synopsis: ../EGR/synopsis.htmlFollow it to write a synopsis of the corporal punishment article. |
Download and read the following article on Functional Analysis of Behavior:
http://www.newfoundations.com/EGR/FunAnBeh.htmlDownload the following instruction sheet on writing a synopsis:
../EGR/synopsis.html
Follow it to write a synopsis of the functional analysis article.
Download and read the following article on Philosophy, Race and
Language Download the following instruction sheet on writing a synopsis:
../EGR/synopsis.html Follow it to write a synopsis of the race and philosophy
article. |
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Multiculturalism Download and read the following article on multiculturalism Download the following instruction sheet on writing a synopsis:
../EGR/synopsis.html Follow it to write a synopsis of the multiculturalism article. |
Download and read at least two articles on a topic on which you have
written a synopsis of an article.
Write an essay of contrast and comparison on that topic.