Constructivism in Education: 5 Key Features
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- Опубликовано: 19 окт 2024
- Delve into the principles of Constructivism with our in-depth lecture presentation. In this video, we'll walk you through five crucial concepts central to the constructivist theory of education, fostering a comprehensive understanding of this transformative approach to learning.
Here's what you'll learn:
1. Active Learning: Discover the importance of engaging, interactive educational experiences, and how they contribute to a learner's personalized understanding of content.
2. Social Interaction: Understand the pivotal role that social context and collaboration play in the learning process.
3. Learner-Centered Education: Explore the shift from traditional teacher-centered pedagogy to an approach that puts the learner at the heart of their educational journey.
4. Conceptual Understanding: Learn about the value of deep, comprehensive understanding over rote memorization and surface learning.
5. Reflective Practice: Gain insights into how self-reflection can enhance the learning process and make learners more independent and effective.
This video is perfect for educators, students, and anyone interested in the philosophy of education or looking for innovative teaching strategies. So, whether you're a novice or a seasoned educator, our breakdown of constructivism will give you the tools to create more engaging, effective, and meaningful learning experiences.
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Tags: #Education #Constructivism #ActiveLearning #SocialLearning #LearnerCentered #ConceptualUnderstanding #ReflectivePractice
Packed with information and straight to the point. Thank you for this amazing content!
Hi, in the previous video that you linked to this one, you said that this video was about Social Constructivism, which is a mixture of both Piaget and Vygotsky's theories. As I am finding (with some difficulty) though, it seems that specifically "Social Constructivism" is more so attributed to Vygotsky and "Cognitive Constructivism" is more so attributed to Piaget. Are they commonly thought of as separate entities like this and, if so, is what's known as general Constructivism (with neither adjective in front of it) just sort of a more simplified layman's combination of both of their more specific "Cognitive Constructivism" and "Social Constructivism" theories? Studying for an education test and I will need to know all of this super in depth, but I like to try to parse things out in my head for my own sake if I can. If you can answer me, I'd appreciate it. If not, I understand :)
Hi,
You're right that social constructivism is more inspired by Vygotsky, and cognitive constructivism is more Piagetian.
The general term "constructivism" (from an educational psychology perspective) refers to the base belief that knowledge is "constructed in the mind" through (a) the formation of increasingly complex mental schema (packets of information) and (b) making neural connections between mental schema to make "mental maps" of knowledge.
Both Piaget and Vygotsky generally agreed with this idea. Their disagreement was in regard to whether development was "nature" (we all develop the same) or "nurture" (social and cultural factors influence learning and development).
Think of constructivism as the general term and social/cognitive constructivism as sub-categories within the term.
A bit like how someone can be "American + New Yorker" and another person can be "American + Californian".
@@helpfulprofessorexplains Hi, thanks for replying. Okay thank you. Yea my main confusion was just that in the previous video you had said the comprehensive theory combining both of their ideas was the Social Constructivist Theory, but when I clicked this video, it was about the more general "Constructivist" Theory, which covers both of them. In looking it up though, Vgotsky's Social Constructivist Theory was actually a response and amendment of Piaget's Cognitive Constructive Theory. So really what you said about the Social Constructivist Theory being a combination of both is true. Vygotsky just took Piaget's original theory and amended it, adding his greater emphasis on socialization, speech etc.
Also wow, I've just figured out that Vygotsky's Social Constructivist Theory, Sociocultural Theory, and Theory of Cognitive Development ARE ALL THE SAME THING lol. There are dozens of RUclips videos each using one of each of those names to describe the same thing. Man that's rough lol
Additionally, Jean Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development is basically just his Stages of Cognitive Development which exists within his larger Cognitive Constructivist Theory just as a mechanism by which he explains the trajectory of development in the same way Vygotsky uses his Zones of Proximal Development to explain the trajectory of his Social Constructivist Theory (Sociocultural Theory). Is that all right or am I just going crazy now? This is all very confusing to parse out lol. Thanks for your help regardless!
@yobased2872 Yes, it's a mess, but you're right. You sound like you've got a good grasp of it all to be honest. Most of my students can't explain it as well as you have in these comments. I'm sure you'll do well.
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