Constructivism Learning Theory
According to this model, learners are taught to build new systems of understanding for themselves and their classmates, rather than just having knowledge handed to them fully-formed.
The main goal of using constructivist teaching in classroom is that students learn how to learn by giving them the training to take initiative for their own learning experiences. As a teacher to be I believe that the basic elements of a constructivist classroom might be: the learners are actively involved, the activities are interactive and student-centered and the teacher facilitates a process of learning in which students are encouraged to be responsible and autonomous.
Furthermore, in the constructivist classroom, students work primarily in groups and learning and knowledge are interactive and dynamic. There is a great focus and emphasis on social and communication skills, as well as collaboration and exchange of ideas. This is different from the traditional classroom in which students work alone, learning is achieved through repetition, and the subjects are strictly adhered to and are guided by a textbook.
In the future I would like to use activities that encourage learning in class such as:
1. Students individually perform an experiment and then come together as a class to discuss the results.
2. Students explore a particular topic and then they can present their findings to the class.
3. Watching a movie can provide visual context and thus can bring another sense into the learning experience.
4. Class discussions is used in all of the methods described above because it is one of the most important distinctions of constructivist teaching methods.
So as we can see, constructivism is a learning theory that most certainly has the potential to improve practice in classrooms. Furthermore, I believe that when students are comfortable, whether it be with a teacher or just a setting, they will learn much more quickly. Therefore, I think that it is extremely important to create an environment that is safe and comfortable for the students.
I hope it wasn't boring. If it was, you can watch a video which I easily found on the Internet and I think it's more relaxing.
https://youtu.be/jWmlzJ739Fw
Congratulations for your post Bleona. It is so good of you that you tried to be concise and clear on what you want to say. I like the fact that you have provided us with the main goals of constructivism and also that you have started your post with a saying... congrats 🤗
ReplyDeleteCongratulations .You have used a lot of images related to your reflection about Constructivism . The video was very helpful .
ReplyDeleteNo,it wasn't boring.You have provided us with the advantages of using constructivism in the class.I mostly liked the fact that you have given four activities that you will use in your future career with your students in order to encourage learning.Thank u for sharing them with us.
ReplyDeleteYour post was very good provided with your own examples. Your ideas were very clear and what was very interesting to me had to do with activities that you have mentioned which you plan to use in future career. About your closure haha no it was absolutely not boring.
ReplyDeleteDidn't watch the video at all, because the post was anything but boring :D I'm also all in for the movie activity, so good one!
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