Constructivism and Social Constructivism in the Classroom
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For this work, I would like to focus on “Constructivism and Social Constructivism in the classroom” in the scope of this course.
In the following sections, I will explain the meaning and the basics of constructivism theory, the origin of it and the starting point of the theory. In addition, importance of constructivism theory will be discussed. Furthermore, the supporters of constructivism, the advantages and disadvantages of constructivism, and the critics about constructivism will be analyzed. Finally, the differences between traditional classroom and constructivist classroom will be evaluated. To begin with, I would …show more content…
If we look at the advantages of constructivism:
1) Students generally feel happy and like the situation if they are part of the decision making process.
2) A higher level of thinking happens.
3) Students like hands-on activities, and
4) Students feel a sense of ownership when hand-on learning occurs rather than just being told something.
On the other hand, if we look at the disadvantages of constructivism:
1) Teachers might not take responsibility for poor learning, and
2) It might cause students to take a majority rules attitude rather than an individual approach to decision making By taking into account the disadvantages that mentioned in the above and other disadvantages not written here, constructivism has been criticized on different perspectives. Here are some of these critics:
1) Critics say that constructivism and other "progressive" educational theories have been most accomplished with children from privileged backgrounds who have a fortunate by having outstanding teachers, committed families, and rich home environments. They argue that disadvantaged children, lacking such resources, take advantages of more explicit …show more content…
There are some basic guiding principles of constructivist thinking, and I believe that educators must keep those in their mind. Firstly, we should not forget it takes time to learn. Secondly, we know that learning involves language. Thirdly, learning is a social activity. In addition, we need to keep in mind, learning is contextual and the act of constructing meaning is mental. Furthermore, everybody needs knowledge to learn. The last but not the least, motivation is a major aspect of learning. In conclusion, with the importance that are given to collaboration, knowledge, and creativity with the help of constructivism; the learners can begin learning in pair work, group work, and teamwork, and later make their own contributions to the world of
(From: http://marjorieumg.weebly.com/learning-theories.html)
For this work, I would like to focus on “Constructivism and Social Constructivism in the classroom” in the scope of this course.
In the following sections, I will explain the meaning and the basics of constructivism theory, the origin of it and the starting point of the theory. In addition, importance of constructivism theory will be discussed. Furthermore, the supporters of constructivism, the advantages and disadvantages of constructivism, and the critics about constructivism will be analyzed. Finally, the differences between traditional classroom and constructivist classroom will be evaluated. To begin with, I would …show more content…
If we look at the advantages of constructivism:
1) Students generally feel happy and like the situation if they are part of the decision making process.
2) A higher level of thinking happens.
3) Students like hands-on activities, and
4) Students feel a sense of ownership when hand-on learning occurs rather than just being told something.
On the other hand, if we look at the disadvantages of constructivism:
1) Teachers might not take responsibility for poor learning, and
2) It might cause students to take a majority rules attitude rather than an individual approach to decision making By taking into account the disadvantages that mentioned in the above and other disadvantages not written here, constructivism has been criticized on different perspectives. Here are some of these critics:
1) Critics say that constructivism and other "progressive" educational theories have been most accomplished with children from privileged backgrounds who have a fortunate by having outstanding teachers, committed families, and rich home environments. They argue that disadvantaged children, lacking such resources, take advantages of more explicit …show more content…
There are some basic guiding principles of constructivist thinking, and I believe that educators must keep those in their mind. Firstly, we should not forget it takes time to learn. Secondly, we know that learning involves language. Thirdly, learning is a social activity. In addition, we need to keep in mind, learning is contextual and the act of constructing meaning is mental. Furthermore, everybody needs knowledge to learn. The last but not the least, motivation is a major aspect of learning. In conclusion, with the importance that are given to collaboration, knowledge, and creativity with the help of constructivism; the learners can begin learning in pair work, group work, and teamwork, and later make their own contributions to the world of