Notes Of Lessons On The Herbartian Method Based On Herbarts Plan

Author : M. Fennell
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ISBN 13 : 9781331911135
Total Pages : 288 pages
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Download or read book Notes of Lessons on the Herbartian Method written by M. Fennell and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-20 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Notes of Lessons on the Herbartian Method: Based on Herbert's Plan This being so, Herbart's idea of the teacher's work is that out of the "presentations" existent he is to create "Knowledge," and by intercourse he is to arouse "Sympathy." As there are no "faculties" save and except the one of receiving impressions from without, the Herbartian does not set out to train and exercise and so develop the mind, but begins to provide the very food and substance of the mind; to build up a mind, in fact, by carefully building "apperception masses" up. The word "apperception" was used before Herbart used it, but with slightly different meaning: with him it signifies the taking into the mind new "presentations" by means of groups of similar ideas which already form part of the mental content. It is almost equivalent to assimilation, for by it ideas already in existence receive not alone an addition but a new determination. It is not the aim of the writer to inquire at length into this theory of "Apperception" and "Apperception Masses," nor to trace the family resemblance between the action of groups of "similar masses" and our old friend the Association theory, since without at all subscribing to the principles put forward by Herbart we may clearly assent to the conclusion he arrives at, viz., the absolute necessity for teaching thoroughly by means of assimilation; of using in the process of instruction the knowledge, and even the smallest particle of knowledge, already possessed by the pupil; and finally, in the act of instruction, to stimulate, concentrate, associate, reflect on, and cause the pupils consciously to reproduce the subject-matter of the lesson. It is here that Herbart has done good and lasting educational work. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.