Constructivism

design is considered to be an “applied, decision oriented field” (p. 14), educational philosophy and theory contribute to the way educators design instruction. The authors include three educational philosophies that influence instructional design: constructivism, empiricism, and…

By contrast, most Kantian constructivism treats these issues only under the idea of reason. They reject of independently claim of any value to ground the reason, instead they argue for priority of reason alone to any action and that might be comes out with any value (e.g, human dignity)…

Reflection and analysis on the project "working together" through Reggio approach Introduction The Reggio Emilia approach is one of the most advanced, innovative, distinctive, coherent, and high quality infant-toddler and preschool approaches in the world. This approach is founded on a evolving set of perspectives such as progressive education, constructivist psychologies, and postwar left-reform politics. It believes that as educators, we should listen to children's needs and there is a…

end means “one who”. When put together, we see one who builds or one who builds off of the advice of others. The definition for Constructivism would be, “A theory of learning that describes the central role that learners’ ever-transforming mental schemes play in their cognitive growth.” How does this relate to building? By looking at the characteristics of constructivism, differentiation in the theory, and how this theory looks in a lesson form, one can see the honest building of a student’s…

will change, because knowing is constantly evolving and reshaping itself, in much the same way that we are. As much as the ontological and epistemological leanings of each is distinct, we have already begun to see shifts in the way that both constructivism and naturalism are utilized, especially as it relates to the expansion of the feminist approach, indigenous methodologies and even participatory action research. What is required of us now, as researchers, is being humble enough to recognize…

Humanism is a psychological trend which rose in the fifties and sixties of the 20th century in American. Its main representative figures are Maslow (A.H. Maslow) and Rodgers (C.R.Rogers). Humanistic psychologists regarded students as “people” and emphasized the factors of human in the process of learning to respect people, the learners’ will, feelings, needs and values. Maslow stressed that research in the teaching process should pay attention to students’ cognition, emotion, motivation,…

theories such as realism, constructivism, liberalism, and national security are explain and then certain concepts are proven either wrong or the biases that match with these certain theories are found to be not entirely correct and how they relate to international relationships. In Snyder’s One World, Rival Theories he first starts off by explaining how the September 11th attack has put a greater emphasis on national security. This also goes on to introduce realism, constructivism, and…

Realism, Liberalism and Constructivism and how they help Us Address Europe’s Refugee Crisis and other Humanitarian Crisis Syrian refugees, among refugees from other conflict areas, continue to pour into European countries at a level which has been the biggest driver labeling this mass migration as a crisis for the continent. Because of the crisis, the EU is seen as a divided international organization as it tries to countries struggles to cope with the large influx of refugees. Three schools of…

the various ways teachers teach as explained in the different teaching philosophies. Different teachers prefer different philosophies. I am going to describe my teaching philosophy and elaborate on my two philosophies. My two philosophies are Constructivism and progressivism. The two philosophers I chose are John Dewey and Jean Piaget. I will briefly elaborate on my perspective of the learners in the future. The object of education is to prepare the young to educate themselves throughout their…

on previous experiences as they seek out meaning and make mental connections in a ‘hands on’ environment (Anghileri, 2006). Subsequently, to empower students with the confidence and initiative to problem solve effectively in tomorrow’s world, constructivism is best suited to learning…