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Title: | An Independent Problem-Based Course for Grade Twelve English: Advanced Level |
Authors: | Wood, Sheelagh Clelland |
Advisor: | Ferns, J. Woodhouse, H.R. |
Department: | Teaching |
Keywords: | English Curriculum, Westmount Secondary school, problem-solvers, self-directed, |
Abstract: | This project is an attempt to design a new English curriculum to fit a major organizational and philosophical change planned for Westmount Secondary School in the year 1990. Chapter 1 describes the context in which the innovation will take place, the nature of the innovation itself and the primary objective the changes is intended to fulfil; namely, the development of students who are self-directed problem-solvers. Chapter 2 attempts to clarify this objective by examining the origins of problem-solving in education and describing some recent accounts of its use, most notably in problem-based learning. Chapter 3 explores the philosophy of self-directed learning and differentiates among the many similar related terms. Autonomy is identified as the key feature of self-directed learning. Chapter 4 outlines the constraints on curriculum design imposed by the new English Guideline recently published by the Ministry of Education. Finally, in chapter 5 an attempt is made to identify the features common to both self-direction and problem-solving and adapt these to the requirements of "Westmount 1990" and the English Guideline. The result is a proposal for a problem-based independent Grade 12 course outlined in Chapter 6. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11375/15925 |
Appears in Collections: | Open Access Dissertations and Theses |
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