Constructivism by Christa Garces https://padlet.com/christagarces123/c16hnb83cts2j3aj Philosophy en-us 2021-04-12 17:48:40 UTC 2026-01-24 14:29:39 UTC hello@padlet.com Constructivism christagarces123 https://padlet.com/christagarces123/c16hnb83cts2j3aj/wish/1408682986 A theory based on observation and scientific study about how people learn]]> 2021-04-12 17:49:39 UTC https://padlet.com/christagarces123/c16hnb83cts2j3aj/wish/1408682986 People construct their own understanding and knowledge of the world, through experiencing things and reflecting on those experiences. christagarces123 https://padlet.com/christagarces123/c16hnb83cts2j3aj/wish/1408688997 2021-04-12 17:50:49 UTC https://padlet.com/christagarces123/c16hnb83cts2j3aj/wish/1408688997 When we encounter something new, we have to reconcile it with our previous ideas and experience, maybe changing what we believe, or maybe discarding the new information as irrelevant. christagarces123 https://padlet.com/christagarces123/c16hnb83cts2j3aj/wish/1408693671 2021-04-12 17:51:43 UTC https://padlet.com/christagarces123/c16hnb83cts2j3aj/wish/1408693671 We are active creators of our own knowledge. To do this, we must ask questions, explore, and assess what we know. christagarces123 https://padlet.com/christagarces123/c16hnb83cts2j3aj/wish/1408695916 2021-04-12 17:52:09 UTC https://padlet.com/christagarces123/c16hnb83cts2j3aj/wish/1408695916 In the classroom, encouraging students to use active techniques (experiments, real-world problem solving) to create more knowledge and then to reflect on and talk about what they are doing and how their understanding is changing. The teacher makes sure she understands the students' preexisting conceptions, and guides the activity to address them and then build on them. christagarces123 https://padlet.com/christagarces123/c16hnb83cts2j3aj/wish/1408707020 2021-04-12 17:54:17 UTC https://padlet.com/christagarces123/c16hnb83cts2j3aj/wish/1408707020 Constructivist teachers encourage students to constantly assess how the activity is helping them gain understanding. By questioning themselves and their strategies, students in the constructivist classroom ideally become "expert learners." This gives them ever-broadening tools to keep learning. With a well-planned classroom environment, the students learn how to learn. christagarces123 https://padlet.com/christagarces123/c16hnb83cts2j3aj/wish/1408712126 2021-04-12 17:55:16 UTC https://padlet.com/christagarces123/c16hnb83cts2j3aj/wish/1408712126 When they continuously reflect on their experiences, students find their ideas gaining in complexity and power, and they develop increasingly strong abilities to integrate new information. christagarces123 https://padlet.com/christagarces123/c16hnb83cts2j3aj/wish/1408714932 2021-04-12 17:55:50 UTC https://padlet.com/christagarces123/c16hnb83cts2j3aj/wish/1408714932 One of the teacher's main roles becomes to encourage this learning and reflection process. christagarces123 https://padlet.com/christagarces123/c16hnb83cts2j3aj/wish/1408716099 2021-04-12 17:56:04 UTC https://padlet.com/christagarces123/c16hnb83cts2j3aj/wish/1408716099 Constructivism does not dismiss the active role of the teacher or the value of expert knowledge. Constructivism modifies that role, so that teachers help students to construct knowledge rather than to reproduce a series of facts. christagarces123 https://padlet.com/christagarces123/c16hnb83cts2j3aj/wish/1408824318 2021-04-12 18:16:54 UTC https://padlet.com/christagarces123/c16hnb83cts2j3aj/wish/1408824318 The constructivist teacher provides tools such as problem-solving and inquiry-based learning activities with which students formulate and test their ideas, draw conclusions and inferences, and pool and convey their knowledge in a collaborative learning environment. christagarces123 https://padlet.com/christagarces123/c16hnb83cts2j3aj/wish/1408828341 2021-04-12 18:17:38 UTC https://padlet.com/christagarces123/c16hnb83cts2j3aj/wish/1408828341 Constructivism transforms the student from a passive recipient of information to an active participant in the learning process. Always guided by the teacher, students construct their knowledge actively rather than just mechanically ingesting knowledge from the teacher or the textbook. christagarces123 https://padlet.com/christagarces123/c16hnb83cts2j3aj/wish/1408829642 2021-04-12 18:17:54 UTC https://padlet.com/christagarces123/c16hnb83cts2j3aj/wish/1408829642 They become engaged by applying their existing knowledge and real-world experience, learning to hypothesize, testing their theories, and ultimately drawing conclusions from their findings. christagarces123 https://padlet.com/christagarces123/c16hnb83cts2j3aj/wish/1408845568 2021-04-12 18:20:58 UTC https://padlet.com/christagarces123/c16hnb83cts2j3aj/wish/1408845568 the students are urged to be actively involved in their own process of learning. The teacher functions more as a facilitator who coaches, mediates, prompts, and helps students develop and assess their understanding, and thereby their learning. One of the teacher's biggest jobs becomes asking good questions. christagarces123 https://padlet.com/christagarces123/c16hnb83cts2j3aj/wish/1408850947 2021-04-12 18:22:01 UTC https://padlet.com/christagarces123/c16hnb83cts2j3aj/wish/1408850947 Curriculum emphasizes big concepts, beginning with the whole and expanding to include the parts. christagarces123 https://padlet.com/christagarces123/c16hnb83cts2j3aj/wish/1408875892 2021-04-12 18:27:07 UTC https://padlet.com/christagarces123/c16hnb83cts2j3aj/wish/1408875892 Pursuit of student questions and interests is valued. christagarces123 https://padlet.com/christagarces123/c16hnb83cts2j3aj/wish/1408879797 2021-04-12 18:27:57 UTC https://padlet.com/christagarces123/c16hnb83cts2j3aj/wish/1408879797 Materials include primary sources of material and manipulative materials. christagarces123 https://padlet.com/christagarces123/c16hnb83cts2j3aj/wish/1408882294 2021-04-12 18:28:29 UTC https://padlet.com/christagarces123/c16hnb83cts2j3aj/wish/1408882294 Learning is interactive building on what the student already knows. christagarces123 https://padlet.com/christagarces123/c16hnb83cts2j3aj/wish/1408884972 2021-04-12 18:29:03 UTC https://padlet.com/christagarces123/c16hnb83cts2j3aj/wish/1408884972 Teachers have dialogue with students, helping students construct their own knowledge. christagarces123 https://padlet.com/christagarces123/c16hnb83cts2j3aj/wish/1408887616 2021-04-12 18:29:36 UTC https://padlet.com/christagarces123/c16hnb83cts2j3aj/wish/1408887616 Teacher's role is interactive, rooted in negotiation. christagarces123 https://padlet.com/christagarces123/c16hnb83cts2j3aj/wish/1408892478 2021-04-12 18:30:39 UTC https://padlet.com/christagarces123/c16hnb83cts2j3aj/wish/1408892478 Assessment includes student works, observations, and points of view, as well as tests. Process is as important as product. christagarces123 https://padlet.com/christagarces123/c16hnb83cts2j3aj/wish/1408896409 2021-04-12 18:31:28 UTC https://padlet.com/christagarces123/c16hnb83cts2j3aj/wish/1408896409 Knowledge is seen as dynamic, ever changing with our experiences. christagarces123 https://padlet.com/christagarces123/c16hnb83cts2j3aj/wish/1408905284 2021-04-12 18:33:24 UTC https://padlet.com/christagarces123/c16hnb83cts2j3aj/wish/1408905284 Students work primarily in groups christagarces123 https://padlet.com/christagarces123/c16hnb83cts2j3aj/wish/1408908191 2021-04-12 18:34:02 UTC https://padlet.com/christagarces123/c16hnb83cts2j3aj/wish/1408908191 ebanda0021 https://padlet.com/christagarces123/c16hnb83cts2j3aj/wish/1409305993 2021-04-12 20:16:51 UTC https://padlet.com/christagarces123/c16hnb83cts2j3aj/wish/1409305993