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Conceptual ApproachBy: Madeleine Siy
Conceptual Approach
“Education is what is left in the individual after he has forgotten almost all he learned from school.”
Conceptual Approach
-choosing and defining the content of a certain discipline to be taught through the use of our pervasive ideas as against the traditional practice of determining content by isolated topics
Benefits of Conceptual Approach helps make connections between what students know
and what they will be learning
learn how to examine a concept from a number of perspectives
learn how to sort out relevant information
extends their knowledge of a concept by classifying more than one example of that concept
students go beyond merely associating a key term with a definition
concept is learned more thoroughly and retention is improved
Benefits of learner from conceptualization
They can make insights gained in certain problematic situations.
Through their ability to generalize, they become mor efficient in solving problems they encounter.
They could see and realize that bits of information which is isolated to be organized and pieced together like a puzzle
Roles of the teacher
Never tell the students the principles or rule which the students are supposed to state at the end of the lesson
Should help the students gather sufficient data to enable them to form the expected generalization
Should be able to master the cognitive hierarchy of his discipline
Should categorize all knowledge pertinent to his area
Hierarchy of Cognition
Conceptual Scheme
Principle
Generalization
Concept
Fact
Term: Fact
Meaning: Simple statement of truth
Examples:
Ice melts, water freezes, wax, liquid solidifies, water vapour, condenses, mothballs sublimate
Term: Concept
Meaning: Synthesis or constellation of related facts
Examples : Ice, water, wax, water vapour, and
mothballs are all matter
Term: Generalization
Meaning: General statement relating two or more concepts
Examples: By relating matter with physical change, the general statement may likely to be. “All matter undergo physical change.”
Term: Principle
Meaning: Statement of fundamental processes, true without exception, withtin the stated limitations, capable of demonstration or illustration
Examples:
The principle involved in the physical change of matter is conversation.
Term: Conceptual Scheme
Meaning: The main pervasive theme underlying a major field of study
Examples:
Understanding the environment through matter and energy
Important Notes
Flow of ideas from facts up to conceptual schemes is from simple to complex- allowing students to organize their thoughts from bits of information to larger cognitive level.
Students should be given lots of opportunities to read, listen, and write to expose them to as many situations as possible and lead them to categorize information.
References
www.openuniclsu.edu.ph/openfiles/modules/ed710/lesson4.doc
Garcia, Manuel. Focus on Teaching: Philippines: Rex Store,1989.