INTASC Learning Outcomes

After reading and studying this chapter, you should be able to:

1. Identify the major tenets of authoritarian educational philosophies of essentialism, behaviorism, and positivism. (INTASC 1: Subject Matter)
2. Identify the major tenets of nonauthoritarian educational philosophies of progressivism, humanism, and constructivism. (INTASC 1: Subject Matter)
3. Relate educational philosophies to learning and curriculum development. (INTASC 2: Development and Learning)
4. Relate the tenets of critical pedagogy to societal change. (INTASC 3: Diversity; INTASC 9: Reflection)
5. Relate educational philosophy to classroom organization, discipline practices, motivation, and classroom climate. (INTASC 5: Motivation and Management; INTASC 9:Reflection)
6. List the characteristics of teachers as change agents. (INTASC 9: Reflection; INTASC 10: Collaboration)
7. State the components of a personal philosophy of education. (INTASC 2: Development and Learning; INTASC 9: Reflection)