Constructivism

In the field of education, the focus of educational leaders is student achievement. Educational leaders aim to ensure that students experience success by studying theories such as constructivism, cognitivism, and Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. These theories help educational leaders better understand how student learn though studying biological, social, and cultural differences that impacts students’ learning. The researcher will attempt to show how these three theories provide a framework for…

and liberalism and combining them will provide the U.S. a policy instrument with both hard and soft power to deal with these styles of conflicts. Consequently, a third IR theory constructivism offers very little to U.S. planners to help them with a strategy for gray-zone conflicts. As some scholars suggest, constructivism is a theory of culture and cannot function or substitute as a theory of politics. Components of the Truman Doctrine applied during the Cold War can benefit U.S. planners with…

Topic: What is Science? What is Technology? Relationship between Science & Technology ‘Science and Technology’ are often discussed as two identical components however, a closer observation of these topics can reveal their distinction. For instance, a medical technology like X ray often have huge scientific background however it is interesting to note that the science of X rays has aspects beyond the X ray technology. According to Brooks (1994) science and technology can be considered as two…

by liberalist views, his policies are the creation of intellectual pluralism and therefore his liberalist views are mixed with the theoretical tradition of constructivism. This analysis of President Obama’s speech will explain why liberalism is the dominant theoretical tradition and how the alternative theoretical tradition of constructivism has crafted some of the policies that he advocates.…

There are many different views and theories on how children think and learn. One theory is called constructivism, which is a philosophy of education. Constructivist believe that children generate knowledge and meaning from interaction between their experiences and their ideas. Two individuals that are well known constructivists are Piaget, the ‘father’ of constructivism, and Vygotsky. Both of these theorists believed that social interaction is important and played an irreplaceable role in…

Introduction Many teachers work hard to follow the standards and ensure that their students are receiving quality learning in a productive environment. Reflection is often recommended for teacher to review their practices and make adjustment to their teacher for the benefit of the students. Atkinson (2012) notes that “teacher knowledge scholars find it important that their work make the various sources and components of teacher knowledge visible, and advocate a variety of sources for reflection…

Guided instruction and constuctivistic teaching are two instructional approaches. Guided instruction relies on the teachers to scaffold learning whereas constructivism relies on individual constructs, experiences, and adaptation. Both approaches have advantages and disadvantages. In addition, both approaches are affected by individual differences and developmental stages. Ultimately, constructivistic teaching is a much more effective approach because it incorporates so much more than…

Developmental Stages This term is interesting to me for multiple reasons. I enjoy watching those around me grow and develop. I find fascinating how different people mature. How some pick up different ideas and things quicker than others. For example, watching one of my friends lose her mother last year has taught her to mature and try to become a mother figure herself for her younger siblings. I, on the other hand, have my mother, therefore, I do not have to be a mother figure to my sister.…

fifth Star Wars movie, “The Empire Strikes Back,” there are many ways in which one can interpret the events of the film psychologically. In the instance of this course, I will be examining the movie through the lens of Social Cognitive Theory and Constructivism. The film opens with Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, and Han Solo on the icy planet, Hoth. The three rebels have relocated to this new base after the previous one, the Death Star, was destroyed. While surviving amongst the frozen tundra,…

Journal for learning theories paper Learning to longboard is a much more challenging task then one might think; it requires coordination, balance, and skill. Throughout the process of me learning how to long board my thoughts and approaches to it changed a lot. In the beginning I thought longboarding was going to be extremely easy and take no time at all, very much to my surprise I was extremely wrong. My first time even standing on the long board I had to have my friend who was teaching me…