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Constructivist View of Learning - Coggle Diagram
Constructivist View of Learning
Individual constructivism (cognitive constructivism)
Teacher’s role is to provide instructional materials and a supportive environment
Student interests and choice drive the process of learning.
Social interaction is not emphasized
Individuals construct their understanding of the world
Individual Constructivism in the Classroom
Inquiry based learning : Teacher presents a puzzling situation (a problem) and students solve the problem by gathering data and testing their hypothesis/ conclusions
Research the topic using time in class
Have students present what they have learned
Students develop questions that they are hungry to answer
Ask students to reflect on what worked about the process and what didn’t
Discovery learning : finding a solution to a problem or an explanation for a phenomenon rather than simply memorizing rules and explanations
Pure discovery: Students are provided with relevant supportive materials from which they are asked to discover the rules or principles without or with minimal guidance
Guided discovery: Teachers provide hints and directions about how to solve a problem or answer a question
Social Constructivism
distributed cognition
sociocultural theory
learners share individual perspectives with others to construct understandings together
teacher is the discussion facilitator
emphasizing social context
different understandings may result from the same instructional materials
situated learning
Social Constructivism in the Classroom
Communities of learners
Problem-based learning
Tutoring and reciprocal teaching
Classroom discussion
Cooperative learning
Informal learning experiences
Knowledge construction
Internal processes such as organization, assimilation and accommodation direct knowledge construction (Piaget)
Both external and internal factors direct knowledge construction (Vygotsky)
The realities and truth of the external world direct knowledge construction ( information processing model)
Constructivist Views
Central ideas
Learners are active in constructing their own knowledge
Social interactions are important in the knowledge construction process
Individual constructivism
Constructivism believe that students actively construct their knowledge from their personal experiences with the environment and others
Social constructivism