Five-step thinking is one of the teaching theories of American pragmatism educator Dewey. Dewey discussed the important role of thinking in how we think, and put forward five forms of reflective thinking. The elements of teaching methods and thinking are the same.
John dewey (1 859101October 20th-1952 June1) is a famous American philosopher, educator, psychologist, master of pragmatism and one of the founders of functionalism psychology and modern pedagogy. ? [ 1-6]
If Peirce founded the pragmatic method and william james established the pragmatic truth view, then Dewey built the pragmatic theory building. His works cover science, art, religious ethics, politics, education, sociology, history and economics, making pragmatism a unique cultural phenomenon in the United States.
In his academic career, john dewey has long taught at the University of Michigan, the University of Chicago and Columbia University, and retired at Columbia University. ? [1-4] Dewey praised the democratic system all his life and emphasized the complementarity between science and democracy. Democratic thoughts are the theme of many of his works. ? [6-8]? At the same time, he is considered as one of the greatest educational reformers in the 20th century. ? [4-5] While teaching at the University of Chicago, he also founded the Experimental School of the University of Chicago as the experimental base of his educational theory, and his wife served as the principal of the school. ? [4-6][9]?
Dewey's thoughts had a great influence on China's education and ideological circles in the early 20th century. He also visited China, witnessed the May 4th Movement, met with Sun Yat-sen, and trained a number of masters and scholars of Chinese studies such as Hu Shi, Feng Youlan, Tao Xingzhi, Guo Bingwen, Zhang Boling and Jiang Menglin. ? [ 10- 14]? Dewey is one of the most famous American scholars in the first half of the 20th century. In February 2006, the well-known American magazine Atlantic Monthly ranked Dewey 40th among the "65,438+000 people who influenced America".