- Define an educational theory and explain its relationship to philosophy as a discipline.
- Identify the various underlying protests that led to the establishment of the theories of perennialism, progressivism, behaviorism, essentialism, social reconstructionism, and postmodernism.
- Compare the purpose of schooling from a perennialist, progressivist, behaviorist, essentialist, social reconstructionist, and a postmodernist perspective.
- Describe the nature of the learner from a perennialist, progressivist, behaviorist, essentialist, social reconstructionist, and a postmodernist perspective.
- Compare the curricula of perennialism, progressivism, behaviorism, essentialism, social reconstructionism, and postmodernism.
- Compare the instructional methods that characterize perennialism, progressivism, behaviorism, essentialism, social reconstructionism, and postmodernism.
- Compare the preferred classroom management methods of perennialism, progressivism, behaviorism, essentialism, social reconstructionism, and postmodernism.
- Compare the assessment strategies of perennialism, progressivism, behaviorism, essentialism, social reconstructionism, and postmodernism.
- Describe the role of the teacher from a perennialist, progressivist, behaviorist, essentialist, social reconstructionist, and a postmodernist perspective.
- Formulate your educational theory (philosophy of education).
