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CONSTRUCTIVISM - Coggle Diagram
CONSTRUCTIVISM
Principles
Learning is an active process.
People learn to learn
Students are responsible for their learning
Knowledge is constructed.
Encourages reflection
Activation of previous knowledge
Strategies of
metacognition
Cognitive modeling
Learning is a social activity
Motivation is key to learning
Advantages
Real world conections
Promotes social and communications skills
Develop critical thinking skills
Inquire the students´ prior knowledge
Active involvement
Pupils learn to value each other input and opinions
Learners are collaborative
Goals of learning environment
Foster problem solving
Cooperative learning is promoted
Exploratory context
Social interaction
Technological medium
Authentic tasks
Pedagogical theory
social interaction
beliefs
prior knowledge
experiences
knowledge is a construction
Teacher´s role
Create a collaborative environment
Facilitators of learning
Adjust the teaching with learner’s level of understanding
Explore students´prior knowledge
Main types
Cognitive
learner’s stage of cognitive development
Social
Colaborative learning
Radical
The knowledge help us function in our environment
Disadvantages
Grading is often removed from constructivist classrooms
Difficult to break the cycle of those who have been taught absorb information
Lack of teacher preparation