In this approach, subject matter is taught to enable pupils to develop concepts. A concept is one's mental picture of anything an idea, an object or procedure, it will vary from one person to another, depending on previous experiences. Concepts grow and change with experience. One does not learn another person's concept. A pupil therefore develops his own from subject matter he studies.
The role of the teacher is to classify concepts so that each pupil's understanding of the concepts to be studied.
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