Bruner And Piaget's Theory Of Cructivism And Progressivism

The main purpose of education is for personal growth, for self enhancement, to obtain occupational skills, to develop social and moral responsibilities and to become culturally literate. For every aspect of life one needs to be educated in order to master the art of what they do, hence education is life.
As many educational theorists such as Dewey, Vygotsky, Bruner and Piaget stated in their theories, I believe that students learn best by constructing their own knowledge and by being actively involved in the learning process. These are based on the theories known as constructivism and progressivism. For the theory involving constructivism, students assemble their own knowledge and each individual creates subjective representations to objectives due to their prior knowledge thus, teachers act as the guide on the side to direct them along the right understanding. Progressivism involves learning by doing which encourages critical thinking and problem solving as well as the teachers encourages the students to intrinsically want to learn by captivating them through activities that …show more content…
According to Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences, individuals have different learning styles; therefore there is not any single, most effective way to promote learning. The information that students are taught needs to make sense to them in order for them to want to learn hence teachers need to build on ideas, concepts and experiences that students already know. In my opinion, students learn best when they believe in themselves and they believe that they can. Students need a classroom environment where they are comfortable, feel safe and secured, one which supports their social, emotional, cultural and educational needs. As well as an environment where they feel respected and has a positive relationship with the