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What is Kuhn's thesis?
Paradigms and paradigm shifts
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What is new and meaningful?
*Recognition of facts does not guarantee implementation* *Change happens over time*
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What is the relationship between scientific advancement and paradigm shift?
Technological innovations bring accuracy and speed which lead to paradigm shifts.
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How is Kuhn's thesis related to schools?
When things, such as curriculum, are altered in schools at first there is a lot of resistance to accept the changes, it usually takes a significant amount of time for the changes to take full effect and even longer for everyone to accept the new way.
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What is a paradigm?
*Models, Patterns* *Guides* *Universally Recognized* *The box in the phrase "thinking outside the box"*
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Are paradigms changing in schools today?
Paradigms in schools have shifted from traditional to progressive. Over the next 30 yrs the power of technology will have increased by a factor of a billion, so we believe that the next paradigm shift will be guided by technology.
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Do paradigms shift proceed based on evidence/advancements alone?
*No, it arises from anomalies viewed by scholars* *Culture, economy, environment and society* *Becomes a paradigm when accepted by the majority* (mainstreamed)
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What is the significance of incommensurabilty?
*Progressives and traditionals see education in different ways* *They both want what's best for education, but have differing views on what that is, this creates conflict at the beginning* *In the end this allows for a paradigm shift*
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How do paradigms change?
http://youtu.be/JlRK1vqcuvg *Awareness of anomaly* *Observation* *Concept change* *Articulation of the new paradigm*
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How does paradigm change relate to Sir Karl's representation of the swan?
Problem is with the theory
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How did the dominant school paradigm become dominant?
*Scholars find something wrong with existing paradigm* *They investigate and research the existing paradigm, they come up with a new interpretation of data, they then present it* *At first it is met with a lot of resistance* *Eventually it proves its validity* *Authority transfers it to society*
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How do school paradigms affect children, teachers, and society?
*Everyone must follow the mainstream paradigm* Progressive: *Children-learner centered, hands-on, more interactive learning* *Teacher-teacher training, curriculum change* *Society-creating independent thinkers who can ask inquisitive questions that promote further learning*