Constructivism is child centered and focused on knowledge construction‚ not knowledge reproduction. It is a belief that one constructs knowledge from one’s experiences‚ mental structures‚ and beliefs that are used to interpret objects and events. According to Bagley and Hunter (1992) knowledge continues to double every two years‚ which active learning leads to greater retention and higher level thinking‚ thus becomes a dynamic process where students must learn to access information. Learning
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Keywords: Constructivism‚ mathematics‚ active learning‚ Botswana‚ passive learning. Introduction Constructivism is a learning theory describing the process of knowledge construction. Knowledge construction is an active‚ rather than a passive process. Constructivists believe that knowledge should not be just deposited into the learners’ minds; instead it should be constructed by the learners through active involvement in the learning process. Hausfather (2001) noted that‚ Constructivism is not a
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Personal Philosophy of Teaching EDU 202- 1001 University of Nevada‚ Las Vegas Personal Philosophy of Teaching Introduction The idea of teachers developing and executing personal philosophies in the classroom never crossed my mind as a young student. Sitting in class‚ I assumed there was simply one way to teach‚ and that that was how all teachers taught. All students can remember their favorite teachers‚ lessons‚ projects‚ as well as their least favorites‚ but it is doubtful that all students
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this they should be able to evaluate their solutions. This inter connects with the dimension of constructivist learning‚ described as problem based. Here the learner solves practical problems and gains new knowledge. Vygotsky’s constructivism is known as‚ ‘Social Constructivism’‚ which suggests learning and knowledge developed in social groups or
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Tamara Bogenreuther Final Essay Prof. Kelli Erickson Introduction to International Relations 103B 2378 Words Why Am I a Constructivist The three theories of international relations‚ realism‚ liberalism‚ and constructivism‚ work in different ways to explain the workings of the world. This paper seeks to justify what makes me a self-designated constructivist. In examining the development of conflicts throughout the history by the taking a look the era of the World Wars as well as the more recent
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Overview Philosophy means "love of wisdom." It is made up of two Greek words‚ philo‚ meaning love‚ and sophos‚ meaning wisdom. Philosophy helps teachers to reflect on key issues and concepts in education‚ usually through such questions as: What is being educated? What is the good life? What is knowledge? What is the nature of learning? And What is teaching? Philosophers think about the meaning of things and interpretation of that meaning. Even simple statements‚ such as "What should be learned? Or
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phenomena by specifying the relation ships among the concepts Purpose of theory is explanations and predictions Good theory generates testable hypotheses Major Theoretical Approaches to IR Realism & Neorealism Neoliberal Institutionalism Constructivism Domestic politics and Liberalism Feminism The Rise of Realism Centuries of interest in world politics‚ but… Modern academic field of IR founded in 11919 at the University of Wales Idealism: early normative commitment to solving the worlds
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equipment is used‚ but how the equipment is used which makes it significant to a constructivist classroom (Strommen and Lincoln‚ 1992). According to Mann (1994)‚ the use of new technologies in an educational setting has caused the theory of learning‚ constructivism‚ to receive new attention. Students in these settings become empowered by gaining access to real data and work on genuine problems. Often‚ roles are reversed as teacher and student learn from one another. Technology has always impacted education;
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who embrace cognitive theory believe that the definition of learning as a change in behavior is too narrow and prefer to study the learner rather than her environment‚ and in particular the complexities of human memory. Those who advocate * constructivism believe that a learner’s ability to learn relies to a large extent on what he already knows and understands‚ and that the acquisition of knowledge should be an individually tailored process of construction. * Transformative learning theory
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and its influence on the international community can be best understood by analyzing realism‚ liberalism‚ and constructivism. Throughout history‚ these three approaches have played a crucial role in explaining us the major causes of some devastating wars and politics in the history of mankind. In the following below‚ the distinguishing characteristics of realism‚ liberalism‚ and constructivism will be explained vividly. Realism is the view that world politics is driven my competitive self-interest
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