Experiential / Humanistic psychology
Is the perspective that emphasizes the study of the whole person which include the intellect, feeling life, social capacities, and practical skills
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Approach
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5 basic principles
Definition
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Everyone is unique and individual
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The use of this type of psychology is to increase the person's sense of well being through self awareness and autonomy
Everyone behave, believe and feel differently from each other.
How is the theory benefits to teaching and learning
Choice and Control.
The Whole Person, Felt concern
Environment
Students should be able to choose what they want to learn. Humanisticteachers believe that students will be motivated to learn a subject if it'ssomething they need and want to know.
Self directed, Self motivation. Teacher as a facilitator
The goal of education should be to foster students' desire to learn andteach them how to learn. Students should be self-motivated in their studies anddesire to learn on their own.
Self Evaluation
Humanistic educators believe that grades are irrelevant and that onlyself-evaluation is meaningful. Grading encourages students to work for a gradeand not for personal satisfaction. In addition, humanistic educators areopposed to objective tests because they test a student's ability to memorize anddo not provide sufficient educational feedback to the teacher and student.
Humanistic educators believe that both feelings and knowledge areimportant to the learning process. Unlike traditional educators, humanistic teachers do not separate the cognitive and affective domains.
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Humanistic educators insist that schools need to provide students with anonthreatning environment so that they will feel secure to learn. Once studentsfeel secure, learning becomes easier and more meaningful.
Limitation Approach
Promotes Frustration
Allowing learners to think for themselves can be confusing for those who are not capable of doing so. Likewise, they may feel frustrated because they will not be provided with explanations for their problems.
Experience is Required
In a classroom environment, for instance, the teacher’s capability is a very important role in the success of the humanistic approach. This is because in a humanist classroom, the teacher should facilitate students and their open expressions towards feelings in which traditional teaching doesn’t emphasize on it.
Learning Style Issues
Each student has unique learning styles that the humanist teacher must employ for that particular student. However, such styles and evaluations can be very unwieldy and unorganized.
LEE SHALL JOE
Relation between humanistic theory and education
Emphasize on humanism
Have to be flexible and co-operative
Its create positive attitude towards teacher and school as it develop stress free environment
Good interaction between teacher and students can create positive learning process
Show empathy and respect to each other can build good relationship between teacher and students