AN EXAMINATION OF A PREPARED GUIDE TO TRACK THE PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT OF STUDENTS IN OUR EDUCATION HISTORY

Abstract

Since to taken base on of constructivist theory in education programs in our country, it has become important to know the student and to take into account the individual differences during the preparation of teaching processes within the framework of student-centered education. At this point, what has been done about the follow up of student development in our educational history has been investigated. The related resources has been examined and so finding a development file was prepared in 1920 to follow the development of the student. In this study, the file published under the name of “Guide of Research on the Material and Spiritual Status of Children Attending Schools“ will be examined. By descriptive analysis of the content of the file, it was aimed to reveal the criteria according to which the development of the students was followed during the periods of classical education. When the content of the student development file is examined, it is understood that it is important to follow the moral and spiritual development of the student rather than academic success. This study, which can be used as a basis for the comparison of today's educational approaches with the past, will contribute to the foundation of our educational approaches. © 2021. All Rights Reserved.