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ACTIVITY 3 Module 9

This document is from Holy Trinity College of Camarines Sur Inc. in the Philippines. It discusses a module on Gestalt psychology principles for teaching and learning. The principles are described as how the mind simplifies concepts into a single picture based on similarity, continuation, closure, proximity, figure/ground, and symmetry/order. Five ways to apply Gestalt psychology in teaching are listed as using similarity to form groups, following a smooth path through discontinuity, filling in gaps, gauging distance between concepts, and finding regularity in ambiguity. The document reflects on Gestalt psychology focusing on understanding the world through perception and making sense of contexts and structures rather than isolated parts.

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ACTIVITY 3 Module 9

This document is from Holy Trinity College of Camarines Sur Inc. in the Philippines. It discusses a module on Gestalt psychology principles for teaching and learning. The principles are described as how the mind simplifies concepts into a single picture based on similarity, continuation, closure, proximity, figure/ground, and symmetry/order. Five ways to apply Gestalt psychology in teaching are listed as using similarity to form groups, following a smooth path through discontinuity, filling in gaps, gauging distance between concepts, and finding regularity in ambiguity. The document reflects on Gestalt psychology focusing on understanding the world through perception and making sense of contexts and structures rather than isolated parts.

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Holy Trinity College of Cam. Sur Inc.

Don Domingo D. Fortuno St., Santiago Bato, Camarines Sur


(054) 2774296 – htca_1964@[Link]
College of Teacher Education

ACTIVITY 3: Module 9 -Gestalt Principle

1. In your own words, describe the different gestalt principles.


The gestalt principles are a set of 6 principles used to describe the way that our minds
simplify and combine disparate concepts into a single picture. These are:
-Similarity. We use various measures of similarity to form groups. E.g. Color, shape and
size etc.
-Continuation. This is the brains ability to follow a smooth path through something which
has discontinuity.
-Closure. The brains ability to fill in gaps in incomplete information. To complete a
picture for instance.
-Proximity. The brains ability to gauge the “distance” between concepts.
-Figure / ground. The brains ability to distinguish things to focus on from the
background.
-Symmetry and order. Relates to the brains ability to find regularity in ambiguous
information. E.g. Recognizing that the Olympic rings are a collection of overlapping
rings rather than a complicated set of connected curves

2. List at least 5 ways to apply gestalt psychology in the teaching-learning process.


5 ways of gestalt psychology
1. They have had little or no formal ethics training.
2. They may not want to impose ethical principles on their kids because they have
established ethical principles.
3. Another four Gestalt principles anesthetize ethical clarification while three others
facilitate it.
4. Uses current business to demonstrate the theory.
5. Provides exercises for each principle’s development.
Holy Trinity College of Cam. Sur Inc.
Don Domingo D. Fortuno St., Santiago Bato, Camarines Sur
(054) 2774296 – htca_1964@[Link]
College of Teacher Education

From the Module on Gestalt Psychology, I realized that...


Gestalt psychology is a school of thought that focuses on understanding the structure of
the world and how we perceive it. It seeks to explain how people understand and make
sense of the world around them, emphasizing the importance of the whole in
understanding the individual parts. The Gestalt approach to learning places great
emphasis on the importance of context, as objects and events are not isolated, but
instead part of a larger structure.

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