Transcript Liberal Study Aims

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Social issues
Political issues
Something related in Cultural
Science
Government Policy
Critical thinking
Self Identities
Psychology
Work based skills
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It is quite difficult to define what kinds of
components should have to involve in the
discipline of Liberal Studies.
Therefore, we had better to review the goals/
aims that behind the rationale why we would
like to establish the subject.
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Liberal Studies aims to provide students with
a foundational and interdisciplinary education
in sciences, humanities, education and social
sciences.
This interdisciplinary approach will enable the
students to broaden their horizons, enhance
their intellectual development, strengthen
their communication skills, develop
responsible and mature character and to
excel in further study and career
development.
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foundational and interdisciplinary education
in sciences, humanities, education and social
sciences.
broaden students horizons
enhance students intellectual development,
strengthen students communication skills
develop responsible
mature character
further study (self-learning skills)
career development (work-based skills)
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Sciences
Humanities
Education
Social Sciences
Politics
Cultural Topics
Religion
Arts
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Communication Skills
Presentation Skills
Research Skills
Quantitative Analyze (Numeracy ability)
Logic
Values Judgment
Concentration
Memorization Skills
I.T. Skills
Problem Solving Skills
Collaboration Skills
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Common knowledge is knowledge that is
known by everyone or nearly everyone,
usually with reference to the community in
which the term is used.
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Knowledge comes from accumulation of
ideas.
Basic background knowledge was important.
For junior learner, we had better to instruct
them in a summative way, tell them the
conclusion.
For mature learner, we had to provide more
rooms for high order thinking.
Include different opinions.
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Higher order thinking is thinking on a level
that is higher than memorizing facts or
telling something back to someone exactly
the way it was told to you. When a person
memorizes and gives back the information
without having to think about it, we call that
rote memory. That’s because it’s much like a
robot; it does what it’s programmed to do,
but it doesn’t think for itself.
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Difference Level
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Person
Family
National
Global
Difference Aspects
◦ Economy
◦ Democracy
◦ Politics
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Rich / Poor
Tall / Short
Fat / Thin
Good / Bad
Sometimes it seems to have a standard,
however it may not true for all occasions.
It had better to consider the “relative” value.
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Possibility
Feasibility
Tolerance of:
◦ Students
◦ Teachers
◦ Parents
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Immersion Programme
Field Trips
Project
Exhibition Events
Competitions
Dramas
Performance
Etc.