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PARADIGM, , &, IT’S IMPORTANCE

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What is Paradigm? wen ee ae, It can be defined as set of ideas, pattern, or standard that constitutes a way of looking at, something. :, , Wikipedia, “In science and philosophy, a paradigm is a distinct set of concepts or thought, patterns, including theories, research methods, postulates, and standards for what, constitutes Valid contributions to a field.”, , Paradigm Shifts, , As per Web Dictionary:- It is an important change that happens when the usual way of, thinking about or doing something is replaced by a new and different way., , Paradigm shift is a fundamental change in an individual’s or society’s view of how things, work in the world.

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Importance of Paradigm ., , Paradigms are important because they define how we perceive reality. The old paradigm is, dropped to accept new paradigm based on the theory and research with clear applications, to instruction. So educators must think of teaching in terms of several different principle, activities:, , * Students construct their own beliefs, patterns ideas and extend their knowledge., , * Students ad on new information in their old set of beliefs and pattern., , * Teachers role is to enhance the conditions so that students can construct meaning from, new material studied by processing old memories., , * The aim of the teachers is to develop students competencies and talents.

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* The new information should be added as per “Select and weed out philosophy”., , * Teaching learning process is social interactive process and teacher should provide more, support to students., , * Teachers are able to build positive relationships with students., , The paradigm encourages the overall development of student’s talent and affect all the, domain such as physical, emotional and psychological and build their own knowledge and, get success in school and life.

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Research Paradigm, , A research paradigm can be defined as the set of common beliefs and agreements shared, between scientist about how problems should be understood and addressed., , Paradigms are thus important because they provide beliefs and dictates, which, for scholars, in a particular discipline, influence what should be studied, how it should be studied, and, how the results of the study should be interpreted., , According to Lincoln and Guba (1985), a paradigm comprises four elements, namely,, epistemology, ontology, methodology and axiology:, Ontology: What is reality, existence, beliefs, etc?, Epistemology: How do you know something?, Methodology: How do you go about finding it out?, Axiology: Ethics