Atomistic Approach Global Approach
Positive Characteristics
- uses rules and procedures - integrates main points into a
structural whole
- gives supporting details - creates an overall picture
- focuses on one topic at a time - integrates descriptive
schemes
- approaches topics in a - uses analogies
step-by-step manner
- develops specific hypotheses - develops broad hypotheses
- relates subject to personal or real
life situations and looks for
alternative approaches to problems
Negative Characteristics
- defines the task as separate - makes inappropriate links
from other topics between ideas
- defines the task in an external - uses inappropriate analogies
way, unreflective or passive
approach to learning
- insufficient understanding of - does not adequately
conceptual material understand the basic detailed
information
- failure to use common principles
