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Overview of Traditional vs Modern Education: The
debate between traditional and modern education is one that has been
around for centuries. It is a debate that is often seen as a battle
between two competing philosophies, with proponents of each arguing that
their approach is the only way to effectively educate students.
All students are different
and each have their own way
of processing how they learn something new.
The two main teaching and learning methods in our world today are active
learning and traditional lecture. Both these methods are significant in
their own way.
However, what if one method is actually more beneficial
for students learning? Traditional lecturing has been around for decades
its something regular and known to education. However, that method is
outdated.
There is something more we can do to educate students with
enthusiasm and interest, rather than students dreading to sit through
another lecture. Instead of old time lectures where only the teacher
speak and students listen.
Traditional lecturing Teaching:
Definition:
Traditional
education is also called traditional education or general education. A
key motivation for traditional education is to pass on the values, moral
and social skills of the next generation needed to survive. In
traditional education, the learner learns about the customs and
traditions of the community in which he or she lives. This type of
education is mainly given to students in the form of oral repetition.
Traditional lectures are demonstrated as the professor
in front of
the classroom educating students the professors way. Lectures are
teacher-centered education. There are students who process information
differently, whether they understand right away, or needs more depth of
explaining.
The classroom has the same routine where the professor
obtains full control and students sit through the class whether they
understand or not. Lectures tend to bore students as well and have them
wander off or day dream because there is no activity going, they just
have to sit, and listen.
The
traditional method of teaching is called the lecturing teaching as it
is a teacher-centered method. It deals with the only role of the
teacher. It doesn't care about the role of the learner. It is called the
GTM
method of teaching as it depends mainly on the text translation and
teaching grammar through translation.
This method is old and
traditional. It kills the role of the learner. It doesn't give him any
role except for just listening then memorizing what he herd. It doesn't
allow the learner to practice , criticize, analyze, synthesize or
evaluate. No critical thinking skills are used.
Learners
don't use any technology in learning. They depend only on the teacher.
The teacher is the only source of information. There is no place for
interaction, group work, collaboration or self-learning.
The learner learns by heart in order to write the final exam answers no more. The learner is just a passive listener.
(Old Traditional Method):
The
grammar–translation method is a method of
teaching a foreign language
derived from the classical
(sometimes called traditional) method of
teaching
Greek and Latin. In grammar–translation classes,
students
learn grammatical rules and then apply those
rules by translating
sentences between the target
language and the native language.
The
grammar–translation method originated from the
practice of teaching
Latin. In the early 1500s, Latin
was the most widely studied foreign
language due to
its prominence in government, academia, and business.
There are two main goals to grammar–translation
classes. One is to
develop students’ reading ability to
a level where they can read
literature in the target
language. The other is to develop students’ general
mental discipline.Grammar–translation
classes are
usually conducted in the students’ native language.
Grammar
rules are learned deductively students learn
grammar rules by rote, and
then practice the rules by
doing grammar drills and translating
sentences to and
from the target language.
Active Learning:
Modern Education is the latest and
most recent version of education in schools and educational institutions
in the 21st century. It focuses not only on outstanding courses in
Commerce, Science and Arts but also aims to promote critical thinking,
life skills, value education, analytical skills, and decision-making
skills for students. Online Education also uses the latest technology
such as mobile apps, audio and video forums such as YouTube, Podcasts,
E-books, movies, etc. teaching students and making the learning process
attractive and engaging.
However, traditional and modern
teaching methods are effective and useful in online education. Modern
teaching methods are very important and play an important role in the
development of children’s education and knowledge. Modern education
includes a variety of learning and teaching methods, including popular
spatial learning, which encourages students to switch quickly between
activities. With the application of science and technology in teaching
methods, education becomes more interesting, easy, and interesting for
students.
The
active learning or the activity -based learning
method is applied in
the USA schools. It depends
on the participation of the learner during
the lesson
presentation.
In it, the learner plays his active role and practices
what he learns through real situations that lead to a
communication between the learner and himself,
the learner and the
teacher, the learner and other
learners, the learner and the course, or
between
the learner and the environment that surrounds
him inside and
outside class in order to qualify
himself to use his language in real
life.
Active learning is "anything that involves students
in doing things and thinking about the things they
are doing" Active learning is a process whereby
students engage in activities,
such as reading,
writing, discussion, or problem solving that
promote
analysis, synthesis, and evaluation
of class content.
Cooperative
learning, problem-based learning,
and the use of case methods and
simulations are
some approaches that promote active learning.
This
section provides links to bibliographies,
research summaries, articles,
and other resources
about active learning.
Activity-based learning method:
Active learning is student-centered, an open setting where students can feel the freedom to express what they know and what they
want to know more about, and active learning revolves more on listening
to the student, not having the student just listen. Professors should
take the initiative to give students the opportunity of full
communication and voice in the classroom.
It
is the modern method of teaching and learning. It is a learner-centered
teaching method. Learners can think, pair and share. Learners learn
through individual work, pair work and cooperative work.Learners listen,
speak, read and write. Learners learn through observation and
experiencing.
Learners use their critical thinking skills. They
practice, analyze, synthesize, evaluate, imagine and innovate or
create.Learners solve problem to learn. They learn how to make
decisions. They do experiments. They dialogue with themselves and with
others. The search for information and explore the results to learn
independently.
They learn through doing activities( Co-curriculum and
Extra-curriculum) activities. They use the environment, games, music,
riddles, humor, story-telling, acting and role-playing in learning. the
learner does, explore and solve problems or study a case study to learn.
A Comparison:
Compared to traditional lectures, active learning, is more
student-centered. Professors can give students the chance to equally
interact on the topic. Students are encouraged to work together and
communicate with each other, rather than having to exclusively listen to
just the professor talk.
In the article “Lecture vs.
Active Learning: Reframing the Conversation” by Mary Bart, includes a
tweet regarding the teacher-centered concept of education, “Yes, the
teacher has the experience and expertise, but that doesn't mean that
knowledge can flow in only one direction”.
This relates to how there are
students who can’t process the information the professor is lecturing
without having the class expand in discussion.
Another quote from
“Professors Shouldn’t Teach to Younger Versions of Themselves” by
Rebecca Schuman, relates to the boredom and interest students have
during a lecture. She states “But Worthen’s elegy to a format that bores
so many students reminds me of a bad habit that too many professors
have:
building their teaching philosophies around younger versions of
themselves, who were often more conscientious, more interested in
learning, and more patient than the student staring at his phone in the
back of their classrooms”.
Professors not only better the understanding
and interest for students, but they better their teaching with different
methods involved with group work, enthusiasm and interaction.
Traditional vs Modern Education
Let us look at the pros and cons of traditional and modern education.
Modern education
differs significantly from traditional methods and is now widely
practiced in schools with a greater emphasis on science and technology. A
variety of computer technologies, the Internet, and projector
presentations help modern education to make classes interesting and
interactive for students. Unlike traditional textbooks and theoretical
learning, modern education reduces the boundaries of the traditional
system to learning through experimentation and experience.
Students were
provided with known facts and knowledge in traditional education, but
at the same time, critical thinking and problem-solving skills were
introduced so that they could conduct research and reach higher levels
in online education.
Because traditional methods use
repetition and memorization of information to teach students, it means
they do not develop their critical thinking, problem-solving, and
decision-making skills. Back then, education or knowledge focused only
on the skills needed to survive.
Then came the era of widespread
application of science and technology in everyday life. This was also
the period when science and technology began to develop the fastest.
By 1911, colleges around the world
were trying to become modern universities, and the traditional teaching
of conversation was being replaced by new approaches. Modern “folk
literacy”, defined by career-oriented and practical writing skills,
replaced the traditional “classical literacy”, which was associated with
the gentleman’s study of the great books for social and personal
satisfaction. Smartphones, laptops, and notepads have become a means of
learning these days.
“Itwas believed that education was meant only for people from high society.”
People thought that modern education
is bad for their children because modern education does not teach
religions, traditions, and customs. Traditional education is the study
of culture, traditions, and customs, while modern education teaches
students to improve their skills.
In traditional teaching methods,
students learn through memorization skills, while in modern education
systems, students learn through human-environment interaction. Unlike
the stressful learning of the old education system, students in the new
school find learning and grading very easy and fun. Incremental learning
is common in both old and new school systems.
As noted above, modern and progressive education
is aimed at meeting the individual needs, interests, and abilities of
individual students. Education, a systematic progressive approach to
learning for the development of intelligence, is based on dynamism.
At some stages, we need our education
to function, which requires traditional and modern teaching methods. As
we discussed earlier, both traditional and modern educational methods
are important, and therefore we need to enroll our children in a school
that values and promotes education.
We are all very familiar with the
traditional methods of teaching where teaching takes place in a
classroom for a group of students. The ancient system of education such
as the Gurukulam as well as the system of the medieval period were
collectively referred to as the traditional method of education.
The
teacher-centered educational method has been transformed into a
student-centered method. While assessments have been a core element of
assessment in traditional education, online education has put forward a
grading system that is the best way to provide students with an overview
of their knowledge and understanding of the various subjects students
are studying.
I hope this article provided you with all the information related to
Traditional vs Modern education. Now that you are aware of which method
of teaching is beneficial for your child, enroll your child in what
suits best for him.
Conclusion:
Overall, traditional lecture and active learning are about
important methods and help students learn in different
ways. If
professors start practicing more active learning
methods then students
will have the ability to speak up
and share ideas and thoughts.
Professors and students