Values Integration in Subject Areas | Teaching Approaches And Strategies In Values Education | M3 L8

Summary

This lesson covers values integration in education, explaining how values are blended into various subjects to create a holistic learning experience. It discusses different approaches such as vertical and horizontal integration, natural and unnatural integration, and eclectic integration. The lesson also introduces strategies for integrating values, including incomplete sentences, value judgment questions, giving captions to pictures, values voting, and rank ordering. These methods encourage students to develop values like respect, intellectual honesty, and self-discipline across subjects like science, social studies, and physical education.

Takeaways

• 🎓 Values integration blends important values into various subject areas to create a comprehensive learning experience for students.
• 💡 Values integration helps in the development of students' values systems as part of their overall education.
• 🔬 Values in subjects like science focus on attitudes such as intellectual honesty, respect for knowledge, and discipline in work.
• 📚 The integration process depends on teachers' creativity and perceptive skills to identify opportunities for values development in lessons.
• 📈 Vertical integration involves integrating values across all education levels (from kindergarten to Grade 12), either fully or partially.
• 📊 Horizontal integration integrates values within a specific grade or year level, either in all subjects or selected ones.
• 🌿 Natural integration uses the subject matter or activities to emphasize values, such as promoting self-discipline through environmental care.
• 📝 Unnatural integration adds an extra activity to emphasize a value, such as asking students questions about how they dispose of garbage to discuss environmental responsibility.
• 🔄 Eclectic integration combines two or more schemes to integrate values into the curriculum.
• 💬 Various strategies for integrating values include using incomplete sentences, value judgment questions, giving captions to pictures, and values voting.

Q & A

What is the primary goal of values integration in subject areas?

The primary goal of values integration is to blend values concepts into various subjects to create a holistic learning experience for learners, contributing to their overall values development as part of their education.

How do subject areas like science and social sciences contribute to values integration?

In science, learning scientific concepts should develop a scientific attitude like intellectual honesty and respect for knowledge. In social sciences, decision-making processes should foster objectivity, truthfulness, and appreciation of historical experiences.

What is vertical integration in the context of values integration?

Vertical integration involves integrating values from the lowest to the highest levels of education. It can be total (across all subjects and levels) or partial (only in selected subjects across all levels).

What distinguishes total vertical integration from partial vertical integration?

In total vertical integration, values are integrated into all subjects at all educational levels, while in partial vertical integration, values are integrated into only selected subjects but still span all levels.

What is horizontal integration, and how is it applied?

Horizontal integration involves integrating values within a specific grade or year level. It can be total (across all subjects in that grade) or partial (in selected subjects within that grade).

How does natural integration differ from unnatural integration in values education?

Natural integration involves using the subject matter or activity to naturally emphasize values, while unnatural integration requires the teacher to add an external activity to highlight a specific value.

What is eclectic integration in values education?

Eclectic integration uses a combination of two or more integration schemes to incorporate values into the curriculum, allowing for greater flexibility in how values are taught.

What strategy allows students to complete a sentence to enhance values learning?

The 'incomplete sentence' strategy allows students to complete sentences related to a lesson topic, encouraging them to think about values in a structured yet creative way.

How does the 'rank order' strategy promote values integration?

The 'rank order' strategy involves asking students to rank challenges or items based on personal experiences, allowing them to prioritize values and reflect on their significance.

What is the purpose of the 'I learned' statement strategy?

The 'I learned' statement strategy encourages students to express what they have learned from a lesson, emphasizing enduring learning and fostering personal reflection on the values discussed.