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Concepts 101
According to Brookfield
Who said it?
This and that
Name that Method
100
Reflecting on one's own experiences and actively participating in the learning process is a keystone to Dewey's theory of this...
What is constructivism?
100
Like Rita in the movie clip we saw, this sometimes happens when students feel punished by their family, peers, and/or community for what they see as a betrayal - changing as a result of participating in learning.
What is cultural suicide?
100
"The great object of education is to enlist us on the side of, and qualify us for, helping God in His greatest task of making homes and work for the needy"...
Who is Alfred Fitzpatrick?
100
Brookfield's life experience with _______ showed him how deeply ingrained assumptions can be.
What is depression?
100
We all love money, but I have deliberately tried not to use this type of teaching method.
What is the banking method?
200
Placing a gold star by a student's name is an example of this.
What is positive reinforcement?
200
The central purpose of critical thinking.
What is informed action?
200
"Give me a child and I'll shape him into anything"...
Who is B.F. Skinner?
200
The trigger for the "Blue Eyes, Brown Eyes" experiment with a third-grade class.
What is the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.?
200
Many critical theorists believe that people learn better ________ than individually.
What is in a social context?
300
It may sound like one institution, but this concept began with the slogan, "Education for all"...
What is the Frontier College?
300
These assumptions relate to predictive and explanatory actions. Example: If I do "A", then "B" will happen.
What are causal assumptions?
300
"Language is never neutral"...
Who is Paulo Freire?
300
A presentation tool based on an artist's canvas and used often in this class!
What is Prezi?
300
This type of learning environment is guided by a chronological, hierarchical system with a curriculum and evaluation.
What is formal education?
400
Different to traditional, banking methods of education, this type of education requires authentic dialogue and teachers who are also learners.
What is problem posing education?
400
Related to desirable ways of thinking or acting. Example: a good educator should model critical thinking skills.
What are prescriptive assumptions?
400
"An essential aspect of maturing is developing the ability to take increasing responsibility for our own lives - to become increasingly self-directed"...
Who is Malcolm Knowles?
400
The process of identifying assumptions, checking their validity, looking at ideas from different perspectives, and taking informed actions.
What is critical thinking?
400
Learning from weekly experiences as a volunteer with a community organization is an example of this type of learning.
What is informal learning?
500
A set of theoretical guidelines for the way that adults learn.
What is andragogy?
500
These assumptions frame the way we perceive the world.
What are paradigmatic assumptions?
500
"Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself"...
Who is John Dewey?
500
A set of broadly accepted beliefs and practices that frame how people make sense of their experiences and their lives. When it works effectively it ensures that an economically unequal, racist, homophobic, and sexist society is able to reproduce itself with minimal opposition.
What are dominant ideologies?
500
Organized educational activity outside of classrooms, but with identifiable objectives.
What is nonformal learning?