Constructivist teaching methods

What’s the relationship between theories and the world to which theories meant to apply? Are there ultimate truth which can be obtained through a series of scientific validation and falsification? Is critical relativism appropriate for scientific research (marketing or consumer research in particular)? Those are some critical questions raised by this week’s readings that centered on the topic of rationality and relativism. Several authors provide different insights on answering those above…

not easily changed. Yet, we must consider application in this situation. Unless a group of anti-abortion individuals feel very strongly about the subject and could be considered activists, it is unlikely that their knowledge will be applied through methods such as political demonstrations or legislation. In this case, I believe both groups ought to critically consider each other’s points of view, how both gained these points of view, and the value of the knowledge both perspectives hold.…

This study was conducted in Selale, one of the 18 zones of the Oromia regional state in Ethiopia. The research site is located between 37 and 100km Northwest of Addis Ababa. It has a high potential for rain-fed cereal and livestock production. The main food crops are barley, wheat, teff, beans and peas. Livestock is considered to be the main asset of the farming community. There are two cropping seasons in a year. The major cropping season is characterized by relatively high rainfall, starting…

Since the self-report method requires questionnaires and surveys, it may be difficult for those who do decide to partake in alcohol to provide accurate and helpful responses. There are, however, some ethical issues involved in the study. Since the legal drinking age is 21, putting…

A question is never answered completely. At a time when an answer may seem correct science is used to show error and continuously answer that question. This process is known as the scientific method. A similar method is used to answer new questions that were brought up in the 1660s to 1850s. The 1660s-1780s was a time of questions and discoveries known as the Enlightenment. Government, science, and religion were often questioned. The new discoveries at the time became the building blocks for…

Ashbrook, P. (2014). The Nature of Science in Early Childhood. Science & Children, 52(1), 24-25. To begin, this article is very beneficial to all early childhood teachers. It gives tips and advice to teaching young students science, and then explains why something should or should not be done in a science class. The author gives descriptive details as to what teachers in a science class should say to get students to think about science, and to think like scientists. The author then talks about…

The Socratic Method was illustrated in this film by Kingsfield, the professor of Hart’s contract law course. Kingsfield believes that the Socratic Method helps one to analyze the facts, trains the mind and keeps the class constantly thinking. This pedagogical tool for learning the law includes both strengths and weaknesses. The weaknesses…

Researchers often confront difficulties in selecting adequate research methods among the vast options for their social research. Among the tremendous research methods, quantitative and qualitative research paradigms appear to be the most celebrated methods adopted by majority social researchers. For many decades, social researchers (e.g. David and Sutton, 2004; Johnson and Onwuegbuzie, 2004) argued on the differentiated nature and ideologies of the terms ‘quantitative’ and ‘qualitative’ within…

The journal describes how selection process can be improved using a structured interview, and also asses the many way an interview can be structured. In addition, it’s important to mention the article have evaluated the structure or the standardization of interview and divided them into two particular categories; first through what influence the subject matter of the of a particular interview, and second by the process of evaluation of the information received within a given interview. The…

a) A political pollster reports that his candidate has a 10% lead in the polls with 10% undecided. Observation as he is only guessing as to the conclusion that will overcome the final analysis. Observation is the presence of observing only where the experimental is adding to or taking from. 5) Select the study that is most appropriate and EXPLAIN WHY it is most appropriate for the study. a) Is the aspirin produced by a particular pharmaceutical company better than that of a…