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Part 3 - Module 14 Constructivism Knowledge Construction Concept Learning

1. Constructivism focuses on how learners construct knowledge through interaction with experiences and ideas. 2. There are two views of constructivism - individual constructivism which emphasizes internal knowledge construction, and social constructivism where knowledge is constructed through social interaction and sharing with others. 3. Characteristics of constructivism include learners constructing their own understanding, new learning building on prior knowledge, learning facilitated through social interaction, and meaningful learning occurring through authentic tasks.

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Part 3 - Module 14 Constructivism Knowledge Construction Concept Learning

1. Constructivism focuses on how learners construct knowledge through interaction with experiences and ideas. 2. There are two views of constructivism - individual constructivism which emphasizes internal knowledge construction, and social constructivism where knowledge is constructed through social interaction and sharing with others. 3. Characteristics of constructivism include learners constructing their own understanding, new learning building on prior knowledge, learning facilitated through social interaction, and meaningful learning occurring through authentic tasks.

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GROUP 12: MODULE 14

LILAM, CHUMMIERHA
LEYSA, QUENIE
Constructivism:
Knowledge Construction /
Concept Learning
“ Teaching is not about filling up the pail, it is
about lighting a fire”

Constructivism: focuses on knowledge


construction .It is a theory of knowledge  that
argues that humans generate knowledge and
meaning from an interaction between their
experiences and their ideas
2 views of constructivism

• Individual constructivism

• Social constructivism
• Individual
constructivism:
also called
cognitive
constructivism.
emphasizes
individual, internal
construction of
knowledge
• Social
constructivism:
knowledge exist
in a social context
and is initially
shared with
others instead of
being
represented
solely in the mind
of an individual
Characteristics of constructivism
1. Learners construct understanding
2. New learning depends on current
understanding
3. Learning is facilitated by social interaction
4. Meaningful learning occurs within
authentic learning tasks.
Organizing knowledge
Concepts: a concept is a way of grouping or categorizing
objects or events in our mind.

• Concepts as feature lists –learning a concept involves


learning specific features that characterize positive
instance of the concept

a. Defining feature- characteristic present in ALL


instances
b. correlational feature-present in many positive
instances but not essential for concept membership
• Concepts as prototypes – prototype is an idea
or visual image of a “typical example. It is
usually formed based on the positive
instances that learners encounter most often.

• Concepts as exemplars – exemplars represent


a variety of examples. It allows learners to
know that an example under a concept may
have variability
• Making concept-learning effective
a) Provide a clear definition of the concept
b) Make the defining features very concrete and
prominent
c) Give a variety of positive instances
d) Give negative instances
e) Cite a “best example” or a prototype
f) Provide opportunity for learners to identify positive
and negative instances
g) Ask learners to think of their own example of the
concept
h) Point out how concepts can be related to each other
• Schemas and scripts
-schema is an organized body of knowledge
about something
-script is a schema that includes a series of
predictable events about a specific activity.
Applying constructivism in facilitating
learning
• Aim to make learners understand a few key ideas in
an in-depth manner, rather than taking up so many
topics superficially.
• Give varied examples
• Provide opportunities for experimentation
• Provide lots of opportunities for quality interaction
• Have lots of hands-on activities
• Relate your topic to real life situations
• Do not depend on the explanation method all the
time.

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