Constructivist teaching methods

scientific method some people may ask? In the black box experiment I will be explaining what the scientific method. This paper will also include what the experiment is and how I discovered my hypotheses along with the theory to get my answer. I will also be explaining what some of these scientific terms are that you may not fully understand. The scientific method is a way to ask and answer scientific questions by making observations and doing experiments. Picture the scientific method as a…

It is a common belief that knowledge, coming from science, must be rational. Natural philosophers, known as scientists, use a method based on experimentation to arrive to scientific knowledge. Due to the nature of this process, it is common to assume that this information must be truth. However, when determining what classifies as scientific knowledge and how science works, there is much more to take into account Therefore, the aim of this essay is to analyze the claim made by Allan Chalmers,…

METHODOLOGY Introduction This methodology will detail the research methods used within this study to examine and explore the issues raised within the literature review. It will discuss and justify the qualitative data analysis used during this case study. Qualitative Approach to Research Following the need to facilitate communication, language and literacy instruction for the EAL child within year one classroom (whose CL attainment is below ELGs), the emotive subject with regards to…

Is the demarcation problem a philosophical pseudo-problem? For a long time in history, philosophers of science have dedicated to the construction of a boundary between science and pseudoscience. Despite the substantial efforts putting into the demarcation problem, none of those well-known demarcation criteria successfully classify science or pseudoscience. The failure to provide a universally accepted demarcation, or at least gain acceptance from a majority of the community, leads to two…

The focus of this paper was an exercise designed to observe and explore nonverbal communication. In order to observe nonverbal communication, my husband and I went to eat dinner on a Saturday night at a local Applebee’s restaurant. We chose this restaurant because our daughter works there as a waitress and we could ask to sit in her section. I was not sure how a waiter/waitress who was not known to me would react to my observing and taking notes about my fellow diners. If the waiter/waitress had…

A young boy runs screaming down a long dark hall; afraid of the monster that he just witnessed coming from his room. As he runs towards his parents room he thinks of the his mother telling him that there is “no such thing as monsters”, however the fear overshadowing him right now tells him that his mother’s words were clearly false, and as he opens the door to their room he screams “Monster! Monster!”. Calmly the boy’s mother takes him down the dark hall, back into the room where he first…

Anxiety is a behavioral response triggered by: stress, fear of outcomes, or apprehension of an imminent event. Symptoms of this response usually include a feeling of nervousness, unease, or worry-some tendencies. Due to the key component of anxiety being stress, there is a state of mental strain among the individuals or organisms enduring this response. In years past, scientists have observed and concluded findings of anxiety-like behaviors in humans and different vertebrae species. For the…

A value that I hold that I think will influence my development of a counseling approach is acceptance. My counseling approach will include factors which contribute to showing the client acceptance, no matter what issue they are facing, as well as teaching the client how to accept themselves and their issues. Another value…

This essay is a reflection on my child observation that was conducted for four weeks based on eight month old Annabel. It will first define observation then go on to identify themes and child observation literature reflecting on my experiance. The model used for my observation was the Tavistock, originally developed by Ester Bick (1964)(cited in Le Riche & Tanner, 2002) using a psychoanalytical ideologies from Klein and Bion. We were instructed to observe a child between 0-5 years of age for…

Before I began this observation assignment for my SPED class I was nervous and a bit skeptical about how everything was going to be, because I have never observed an inclusion class. After my first day of observation I felt more confident about my career choice. In this reflection paper I will talk about the assignment and all the things I found interesting, important, and challenging. I will also talk about how I overcame the challenges, my misconceptions prior to observing, and how this field…