Constructivist Architecture Moisei Ginzburg (1892-1946) Style and Epoch published in 1929 is an attempt to formulate a new architectural language‚ adequate to the new social reality in which the basic consumer of architecture is the laboring class. Constructivist Architecture 1920s-1930s Ginzburg founded the Organization of Contemporary Architects (OSA) in 1925 with architect Alexander Vesnin. This organization explored Communist ideas within housing such as apartments. Their theoretical
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(a) Discuss four principles of Constructivism theory. (b) Describe‚ using appropriate examples‚ how you would adapt the selected learning theory in executing four of the central task of teaching in your classroom. ‘The task of the excellent teacher is to stimulate “apparently ordinary” people to unusual effort. The tough problem is not in identifying winners: it is in making winners out of ordinary people (K. Patricia Cross).’ The constructivism theory is closely related to this
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References: Educational Broadcasting Corporation. (2004). What is constructivism? Retrieved September 25‚ 2013‚ from http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/constructivism/index.html Eggen‚ P.‚ and Kauchak‚ D.‚ (2010). Educational Psychology: Windows on Classrooms (8th Ed.). Upper Saddle River‚ NJ: Pearson Education‚ Inc. Hein‚ G. (1991). Constructivist learning
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Paula Mason Social Learning Theory on Jerome Bruner Jerome Bruner (1915 - ) Constructivism & Discovery Learning In studying the work of Jerome Bruner‚ it is described that the psychologist “has set in motion innovations for which there may have been theoretical bases for some time.”1 Bruner discusses and describes educational purposes which involve the acquisition and development of “intellectual skills‚ and stressed culture’s effect on a person’s
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affective domain concerns itself with attention‚ awareness‚ moral‚ aesthetic and other attitudes opinions or values. Reece and Walker (2009) identify the main theories of learning as behaviourism‚ neo- behaviourism‚ cognitivism‚ gestaltism‚ constructivism and humanism. Each are now considered in turn. 2. Behaviourism Behaviourism believes that human beings are self-correcting and modify their behaviour according to the success of their actions. The models‚ therefore‚ assume that learners will
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order to create successful learning opportunities. Piaget and Vygotsky shared the view that children actively construct their own learning outcomes (Eggen & Kauchak‚ 2010‚ Ch2‚ p49). However‚ they each differed in their concept of how constructivism occurs. Piaget believed that social interaction and experience with the physical environment creates situations for individuals to experience disequilibrium of existing understanding‚ (cognitive and sociocognitive conflict). Lack of equilibrium
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history; for example‚ Egyptian society‚ Feudalism and Modern societies (today). There have been many theories put forward to explain how social stratification is determined and its effects on society. The following is a critical comparison of how the Marxism and Functionalism Perspective conceptualize the phenomenon of social stratification. Power refers to the degree to which individuals or groups can impose their will on others‚ with or without their consent. (Micheal Haralambos and Martin Holborn)
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A Learning Organization is a culture that nurtures learning. As such‚ processes encourage interaction. The entire infrastructure is one that prioritizes interaction that facilities learning. Creativity and problem solving techniques are inherent in learning organization and the appropriate skills and motivation are available for the learning organization to strive (Background Information‚ Module 3). When we consider social networks and social media‚ we can be left wondering if communication can truly
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transparent utilitarian things for use in everyday life’. How adequate is this description? Constructivism is primarily an art movement that was based in Russia in the early 20th century. It had a considerable link to the Russian Communist Revolution. They merged the arts with modern technological rationalism for political and ideological uses‚ being essentially a form of Soviet propaganda. The theory of constructivism was a departure from Russian Futurism that sought to break and destroy traditions‚ but
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Chapter 1 Study--Its Background The above quotation explains that constructivism as a paradigm or worldview posits that learning is an active and constructive process. The learner is an information constructor. People actively construct or create their own subjective representations of objective reality. New information is linked to prior knowledge‚ thus mental representations are subjective. Furthermore‚ constructivism states that learning is an active‚ contextualized process of constructing
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