EDUC 220 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Cooperative Learning, Moodle, Learning Management System
20 Mar 2017
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Psychological/individual/cognitive constructivism: construct cog. structures as interpret experiences. Internal direction: piaget transform, organize, reorganize previous knowledge (explore and discover: both external and internal: vygotsky construct knowledge from experience, knowledge reflects outside world, but affected by culture, language, etc. , guided discovery, coaching etc. Social negotiation: many think higher mental processes develop through social negotiation, collab w/ others, respect diff. perspectives, establish and defend own positions, respect others" positions, negotiate or co-construct meaning. Intersubjective attitude: commitment to build shared meaning by finding common ground, exchanging interpretations: hard in individualistic, competitive cultures. Understanding the knowledge construction process: emphasize making students aware of role in constructing knowledge, assumptions, beliefs, experiences. Student ownership of learning: puts focus on students" efforts to understand. Inquiry learning format: john dewey: present situation/problem, students solve by gathering data and test conclusions, steps, hypotheses, collect data to test, draw conclusions, reflect on original problem, thinking process needed.
