Constructivist teaching methods

Inquiry based learning allows students to engage in different learning experiences by being actively involved. Experiences, which are hands on and engaging helps the student to have the best opportunity to understand and learn. This method works well with the History component of the Australian Curriculum and West Australian curriculum as students can base what is being taught to their personal experiences, helping them to build on their identity (DEEWR, 2009, p.20). Children are curious about the

Constructivism is a learning theory describing the process of knowledge construction (Major & Mangope 2012:139). Borich and Tombari (2004 as cited in Booyse, 2010:10) described constructivism as an approach to learning in which learners are provided with the “opportunity to construct their own sense of what is being learned by building internal connections or relationships among the ideas and facts being taught. Therefore constructivism is based on a learner’s own construction of knowledge. Learners

state of Iowa, the educational system holds four programs - charter, private, homeschool, and public, which all vary in student enrollment. However, the biggest question to further develop an understanding in education is what is teaching? Mark. K Smith defines teaching as, “the process of attending to people’s needs, experiences and feelings, and making specific interventions to help them learn particular things” (Smith, Mark K., 2016). Throughout the controversy topic of how to teach, educational

consists of building a teaching plan around the children’s interests, as opposed to a set lesson plan, thus, giving children the ability to branch out beyond constraints in a traditional classroom. One of the overarching ideas has teachers build and strengthen their bond and friendship with the children by being their teacher for three years, in contrast to a single year, creating an individualized teaching technique (Video). The Reggio approach is a student-centered approach to teaching children, also known

Kristen Orton Grand Canyon University: EED 470 January 7, 2015 Constructivism and explicit teaching styles almost appear to be opposites of one another, especially when used in the contexts of the classroom. The more I read about these two styles the more I thought that if a teacher could use both styles in a harmonious balance the students would have the greatest benefit. Not many students want to sit and listen to the droning lecture of a teacher. Memorizing facts, reading chapter after chapter

promote learning. This essay will provide an insight into three well-known theories of how children learn. It will examine Behaviourism, Social Constructivism and Humanism and how these learning theories underpin a range of pedagogical approaches to teaching and learning and promote inclusive practice. Effective teachers are aware of different learning theories that influence classroom practice on a daily basis. According to Pritchard (2014), teachers must have an understanding

Sports pedagogy is known as an academic field. One between both sport and education. Pedagogy is the practice of teaching within an academic field. Shown by Wallace’s explanation ‘not only the practical application of teaching, or pedagogic, skills, but also curriculum issues and the body of theory relating to how and why learning takes place.’ (2009). Combined pedagogy with sport creates an in-between physical culture and education, In which many sub-disciplines come into place among sport(s) science(s)

Evidence-based teaching is becoming more and more popular as educators are figuring out how students learn best. “In evidence-based teaching, nurse educators use knowledge about how students learn, how best to promote their learning and performance, effective teaching and assessment methods, and other practices to guide what they do as educators.” (Oremann, 2015, p.305). By educators examining how teaching is most effective assists them in helping the students achieve their maximum potential. Many

I am at my core a social constructivist that this naturally draws me towards the use of storytelling as a technique for my work and a tool for my research. The two philosophical assumptions that will impact my research and practice are ontological and axiological assumptions and beliefs. I base my beliefs in the fact that reality can only been seen when viewed through multiple lenses and this reality is influenced by ones values, beliefs and experiences. Creswell (2007) states that the interpretive

Instructional design models are designed systems that focus on the learner and educational objectives. Siemens (2002) defines instructional design as “a systematic process of translating general principles of learning and instruction into plans for instructional materials and learning”. Mercadal (2017) stated that instructional design is “any process aimed at the creation of instructional education, typically with the objective of improving some aspect such as efficiency or appeal to instructees