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Constructivism
   Jalisa Johnson
Index


• History
• Advocates
• At Work
History
Menu             Menu
History

• A teacher directed or
  lecture themed
  instruction model

• Students must learn
  by doing

• Learner ‘constructs’
  their own
  understanding


                          Menu
History
• Learning should be
  structured to be about
  ‘learning’

• There is no
  knowledge separate
  from meaning from
  experience

• Knowledge is
  developed through
  interacting with
  experience
                           Menu
Advocates

       • Jean Piaget
       • Jerome Bruner
       • Lev Vygotsky
       • John Dewey



Menu                        Menu
Jean Piaget
• Identified that
  children think
  differently than
  adults

• Children ‘actively’
  construct the world
  around them

• Children build
  knowledge on what
  they already know
                           Menu
Jean Piaget

• Four cognitive stages:
  sensorimotor,
  preoperational,
  concrete operational,
  formal operational

• Children must create
  their own view of the
  world around them


                           Menu
At Work...
Menu                Menu
How it Looks

• An integration of technology
• A great deal of experimentation
• An open amount of inquiry that spurs
  critical thought
• The ability to actively interact with
  knowledge

                                          Menu
My Classroom
• Students will interact carefully with the
  knowledge they’re trying to attain
• Books are used as a supplement
• Technology and interactive learning
  supplements reign true
• I love the constructivist idea, it enables
  students to learn in a manner that they
  understand the most
                                               Menu
Citations
       •   http://ecavey.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/sc.png

       •   http://www.notablebiographies.com/images/uewb_08_img0554.jpg

       •   http://www.charlesayoub.com/news/public/uploads/images/69039714988321064.jpg
                                                 Menu


       •   http://www.clker.com/cliparts/c/b/b/e/11954217511527806368hammer_david_benjamin_01.svg.m

       •   http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Education/Pix/pictures/2010/3/30/1269945909397/Experime

       •   http://www.montana.edu/ttt/pictures/teacher1.jpg

       •   http://www.exploratorium.edu/IFI/resources/constructivistlearning.html

       •   http://photo-dictionary.com/photofiles/list/457/833building_blocks.jpg




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Johnson Constructivism Theory

  • 1. Constructivism Jalisa Johnson
  • 4. History • A teacher directed or lecture themed instruction model • Students must learn by doing • Learner ‘constructs’ their own understanding Menu
  • 5. History • Learning should be structured to be about ‘learning’ • There is no knowledge separate from meaning from experience • Knowledge is developed through interacting with experience Menu
  • 6. Advocates • Jean Piaget • Jerome Bruner • Lev Vygotsky • John Dewey Menu Menu
  • 7. Jean Piaget • Identified that children think differently than adults • Children ‘actively’ construct the world around them • Children build knowledge on what they already know Menu
  • 8. Jean Piaget • Four cognitive stages: sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational • Children must create their own view of the world around them Menu
  • 10. How it Looks • An integration of technology • A great deal of experimentation • An open amount of inquiry that spurs critical thought • The ability to actively interact with knowledge Menu
  • 11. My Classroom • Students will interact carefully with the knowledge they’re trying to attain • Books are used as a supplement • Technology and interactive learning supplements reign true • I love the constructivist idea, it enables students to learn in a manner that they understand the most Menu
  • 12. Citations • http://ecavey.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/sc.png • http://www.notablebiographies.com/images/uewb_08_img0554.jpg • http://www.charlesayoub.com/news/public/uploads/images/69039714988321064.jpg Menu • http://www.clker.com/cliparts/c/b/b/e/11954217511527806368hammer_david_benjamin_01.svg.m • http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Education/Pix/pictures/2010/3/30/1269945909397/Experime • http://www.montana.edu/ttt/pictures/teacher1.jpg • http://www.exploratorium.edu/IFI/resources/constructivistlearning.html • http://photo-dictionary.com/photofiles/list/457/833building_blocks.jpg Menu