Jean Piaget is one of the most commonly associated theorists for cognitive constructivism and believes that learning is experiential (Handsfield, 2016, p. 39). Moreover, cognitivist constructivists believe that people accommodate and assimilate knowledge into their mental structures through experience and internalization of new knowledge. Lev Vygotsky is one of the commonly associated theorists of social constructivism and believes that social contexts impact learning through a process of semiotic mediation (Handsfield, 2016, p. 57). Furthermore, Vygotsky argues that knowledge becomes internalized in cultural communities through this process of semiotic mediation (p. 58). Handsfield (2016) states, "Vygotsky is widely known for his concept
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50). Handsfield (2016) states, "Because individuals ' schemata differ, the meaning readers construct and their responses to texts will also differ (p. 50). I personally really like this theory. I think it makes a lot of sense and builds on my views towards children and the backgrounds they come from. Every child is different. In other words, no child has lived the same life; all children have different experiences and ideas to bring to the classroom. I think that sometimes in education, we lose sight of this. We lose sight of the reason we wanted to teach, or work with children, in the first place. This can be due to standardized testing, or the overwhelming amount of work that is weighing us down. However, I think this theory would benefit teachers as a whole. I definitely think it allows us to remember that, although we should treat children equally, not all children come from the same …show more content…
68). Moreover, children from different communities learn literacy in different ways. When they have learned in this specific way and begin schooling, they use what they already know to make meaning of the various texts they are presented with in the classroom. If the child is taught within a community that has different values and ways than the 'white middle-class norm ', then they may appear to be struggling considering that most schools teach in a way that is based on the 'white middle-class culture '. This negatively impacts their learning process, as the these students are not often taught in ways that are meaningful to them. This effects their comprehension, as the skills they have learned are different than those implemented in the classroom, as well as the interpretation of written, oral, and/or visual images. Even if these students comprehend something a writing, oral lecture, or visual image, based on their upbringing and community values, they are often told that they are wrong because their ideas or conceptualization do no match those proposed by the white
50). Handsfield (2016) states, "Because individuals ' schemata differ, the meaning readers construct and their responses to texts will also differ (p. 50). I personally really like this theory. I think it makes a lot of sense and builds on my views towards children and the backgrounds they come from. Every child is different. In other words, no child has lived the same life; all children have different experiences and ideas to bring to the classroom. I think that sometimes in education, we lose sight of this. We lose sight of the reason we wanted to teach, or work with children, in the first place. This can be due to standardized testing, or the overwhelming amount of work that is weighing us down. However, I think this theory would benefit teachers as a whole. I definitely think it allows us to remember that, although we should treat children equally, not all children come from the same …show more content…
68). Moreover, children from different communities learn literacy in different ways. When they have learned in this specific way and begin schooling, they use what they already know to make meaning of the various texts they are presented with in the classroom. If the child is taught within a community that has different values and ways than the 'white middle-class norm ', then they may appear to be struggling considering that most schools teach in a way that is based on the 'white middle-class culture '. This negatively impacts their learning process, as the these students are not often taught in ways that are meaningful to them. This effects their comprehension, as the skills they have learned are different than those implemented in the classroom, as well as the interpretation of written, oral, and/or visual images. Even if these students comprehend something a writing, oral lecture, or visual image, based on their upbringing and community values, they are often told that they are wrong because their ideas or conceptualization do no match those proposed by the white