Module 1.3

Module 1.
3 - Realism
Intended Learning Outcomes
 Discuss the meaning of realism, its aims of education, role of the

school, role of the teacher, role of the students, methods of
education and its curriculum.
 Identify the proponents of realism.
 Evaluate the relevance of realism to the present educational system
of the Philippines
 Give some significant contributions of the school of thought on the
present situation of the Philippine educational system.
 Critic the strengths and weaknesses of realism
Abstraction/Generalization
Realism may be defined as any philosophical position that asserts:
1. The objective existence of the world and beings in it and relations between
these beings independent of human knowledge and desires;
2. The knowability of these objects as they are in themselves;
3. The need for conformity to the objective reality in man’s conduct.
Realism refers to those universal elements of man that are unchanging

regardless of time, place and circumstance. It is these universals that make up
the elements in the education of man. According to the realists, education
implies teaching, teaching implies knowledge, knowledge is truth and truth is
the same everywhere. Hence, education should be everywhere the same.
Aim of Education
The aim of education is to provide the student with the essential knowledge
he will need to survive in the natural world.
Role of the School
The school’s task is primarily an intellectual one. Formal schooling means

the transmission of knowledge from experts to the young and immature. The
administrator’s role is to see to it that the teachers are not distracted by
recreational and social functions from performing their intellectual task of
cultivating and stimulating the learning of students.
Role of the Teacher
The teacher is expected to be skilled in both the subject matter that he

teaches and the method of teaching it to students. One purpose of education
from the earliest times has been to teach students the kinds of things that
members of society need to know in order to survive. The teacher should present
material in a systematic and organized way and should promote the idea that
one can use clearly defined criteria in making judgments about art, economics,
politics, and science. In education parlance, on can use certain objective criteria
in judging whether particular activities are worthwhile- for example, the type of
material presented, how it is organized, whether it suits the psychological
makeup of the child, whether the delivery system is suitable, and whether it
achieves the desired results.
Role of the Students
 passive
 receiving and memorizing the lecture of the teacher
 characterized by the will to perfection
Methods of Education
The realist places enormous emphasis on critical reason aided by

observation and experimentation. Realists support formal ways of teaching, and
although they see such objectives a self-realization as valuable, realists maintain
that self-realization best occurs when students are knowledgeable about the
external world. Consequently, they must be exposed to facts, and didactic and
other direct techniques can be efficient, organized, and orderly ways to
accomplish this objective. However, realists insist that whatever the method
used, it should be characterized by the integrity that comes from systematic,
organized, and dependable knowledge.
Curriculum
Realists agree that studies should be practical and useful. Locke approved
of such practical studies as reading, writing, drawing, geography, astronomy,
arithmetic, history, ethics, and law- with supplementary studies in dancing,
fencing, and riding. Locke emphasized the educational value of physical activity,
and he believed that children should spend much time in the open air and should
accustom themselves to “heat and cold, shine and rain.”
The realists believe that the most efficient and effective way to find out
about reality is to study it through organized, separate, and systematically
arranged subject matter. This is called the subject-matter approach to
curriculum which is composed of two basic components, the body of knowledge
and the appropriate pedagogy to fit the readiness of the learner. The liberal arts
curriculum and the math science disciplines consist of a number of related
concepts that constitute the structure of the discipline.

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Intended Learning Outcomes

 Discuss the meaning of realism, its aims of education, role of the

Realism may be defined as any philosophical position that asserts:

Realism refers to those universal elements of man that are unchanging

Role of the School

The school’s task is primarily an intellectual one. Formal schooling means

Role of the Teacher

The teacher is expected to be skilled in both the subject matter that he

Role of the Students

The realist places enormous emphasis on critical reason aided by

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