Learning by doing is applied in educational activities, both in schools and beyond. It is not discovery learning, where students are let loose to discover things for themselves based on their natural curiosity. Rather, learning by doing involves a careful design of activities that allows students to have meaningful, relevant learning experiences that they will then be able to use in the future.
Think of the Boy Scouts. The entire program of the Boy Scouts is designed to allow young men to learn by actually doing. They learn the skills of camping or sailing or woodworking by actually doing those things. Similar programs, such as outdoor education groups or service learning associations, are organized in much the same way as the Boy Scouts and require students to do rather than just read and study.
In the educational arena, Roger Schank has recently developed an educational program, called Story Centered Curriculum (SCC), for use in primary and secondary schools. He believes the simulations will be an invaluable tool in helping children to learn. Additionally, in 2001, Schank founded “Socratic Arts, a company that is devoted to making high quality e-learning affordable for both businesses and schools” (Schank, 2009). Though Schank has met with some resistance to this method of learning, particularly in public education, he and his colleagues continue to try “to change the nature of how education is conceived” (Schank, 2009).
The military is one of the few organizations that have systematically implemented education where students are allowed to complete exercises which use skills that will be applied in real life situations. Other examples are technology centers and vocational schools that include trade programs. The students are given certificates if they can perform the skills required, which are taught in lessons that usually include real world tasks and situations similar to what they will find in their future careers.
Learning by doing is applied in educational activities, both in schools and beyond. It is not discovery learning, where students are let loose to discover things for themselves based on their natural curiosity. Rather, learning by doing involves a careful design of activities that allows students to have meaningful, relevant learning experiences that they will then be able to use in the future.
Think of the Boy Scouts. The entire program of the Boy Scouts is designed to allow young men to learn by actually doing. They learn the skills of camping or sailing or woodworking by actually doing those things. Similar programs, such as outdoor education groups or service learning associations, are organized in much the same way as the Boy Scouts and require students to do rather than just read and study.
In the educational arena, Roger Schank has recently developed an educational program, called Story Centered Curriculum (SCC), for use in primary and secondary schools. He believes the simulations will be an invaluable tool in helping children to learn. Additionally, in 2001, Schank founded “Socratic Arts, a company that is devoted to making high quality e-learning affordable for both businesses and schools” (Schank, 2009). Though Schank has met with some resistance to this method of learning, particularly in public education, he and his colleagues continue to try “to change the nature of how education is conceived” (Schank, 2009).
The military is one of the few organizations that have systematically implemented education where students are allowed to complete exercises which use skills that will be applied in real life situations. Other examples are technology centers and vocational schools that include trade programs. The students are given certificates if they can perform the skills required, which are taught in lessons that usually include real world tasks and situations similar to what they will find in their future careers.
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