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Constructivism
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Theorists
• Jean Piaget
• Lev Vygotsky
• John Dewey
• Jerome Bruner
http://chatafrik.com/special/world-ideas/jean-piaget--men-of-ideas#.UuFHXXn0CmE
http://vygotsky.afraid.org/
http://www.biography.com/imported/images/Biography/Images/Profiles/D/John-Dewey-9273497-1-402.jpg
http://www.greenreport.it/_archivio2011/?page=default&id=%2011924
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Key Points
• Learn by doing. (Shelly Cashman, 266)
• Based on a type of learning where one learns or creates ideas based on what he/she learns or comprehends. (Shelly Cashman, 266)
• Learning is an active process in which meaning accomplished on the basis of experience. http://mennta.hi.is/starfsfolk/solrunb/construc.htm
• The learner is the center of the learning process. It has to do with language, real world situations, and interaction and collaboration. http://www.fountainmagazine.com/Issue/detail/CONSTRUCTIVISM-in-Piaget-and-Vygotsky
• It emphasizes problem solving and understanding. (http://www.niu.edu/facdev/programs/handouts/ constructivism.pdf)
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What does the teacher do?
• Within the classroom, teachers focus on big ideas, beginning with a whole and expanding to include the parts. (http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/constructivism/)
• Teachers constantly ask their students how the activity has helped them gain understanding of the specific topic. (http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/constructivism/)
• Teachers should engage students by providing activities that guide students an create opportunities for discussion or for using the Socratic method of learning. (Shelly Cashman, 269
• Teachers can use web quests, scavenger and treasure hunts, curriculum resource pages, and many other education resources that help in the learning process (Shelly Cashman, 268)
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What does the student do?
• By having the students consistently ask questions, it enables students to broaden their knowledge. (http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/constructivism/
• Students engage in cognitive approaches such as questioning, predicting, summarizing, and clarifying (http://www.fountainmagazine.com/Issue/detail/CONSTRUCTIVISM-in-Piaget-and-Vygotsky)
• Students are involved in the learning process by working in groups and being actively guided by the teacher in order to absorb and understand information as much as possible.
• Constructivist learning often includes the use of personal computers so that students can have access to numerous resources and tools to facilitate learning.
• It provides an active learning environment for students where they have various opportunities to work together and use different programs to aid in concept comprehension.
• Without technology, students have group assignments and engage in hands-on activities such as field trips, modeling, and presentations. (http://www.fountainmagazine.com/Issue/detail/CONSTRUCTIVISM-in-Piaget-and-Vygotsky)
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Constructivism
• I believe that this form of teaching is beneficial for both the students and the teachers.
• This method of teaching enhances the students’ ability to continuously ask questions and seek for the answer.
• This way of teaching enables teachers to focus on a given topic and allows the students to explore.
• Furthermore, it allows students to learn through their experiences.
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Constructivism Quiz
Joanna Young
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Instructions
• You will now be completing the “Constructivism Quiz.”
• Answer the following multiple choice questions.
• Click the correct answer.
• If the answer is correct, you will be able to proceed through the quiz.
• If the answer was incorrect, you will be able to try again.
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Question 1• A) Seeing
• B) Hearing
• C) Doing
• D) All of the above
Constructivism is based on learning by
_____________________.
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Question 2
• A) help the students find the answers in the book.
• B) prevent students from developing their own ideas.
• C) allow students to ask one question.
• D) guide students to create opportunities for discussion.
Teachers should engage students by providing
activities that will _______________________.
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Question 3
• A) It enables students to broaden their knowledge.
• B) It allows the students to engage in cognitive approaches such as questioning, predicting, summarizing, and clarifying.
• C) It helps the students work in groups and allows them to be actively guided by the teacher in order to absorb and understand information as much as possible.
• D) All of the above.
How does formulating questions benefit the
students, within a constructivist environment?
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Question 4
• A) Students have access to numerous resources and tools to facilitate learning.
• B) It provides an active learning environment for students where they have very limited opportunities to work together
• C) It enables students to use one program to aid in concept comprehension.
• D) Personal computers are deemed as a problem as opposed to a resource.
What is one example of how personal computers
beneficial for students in a constructivist environment?