Social Constructivism is a theory of knowledge and the acquisition process involved (Serving History‚ 2010). The social constructivist theory was developed mainly to describe the way in which people come to describe and explain the world in which they live‚ including themselves (Gergen‚ 1985).The formation of the social constructivist theory is most often attributed to Jean Piaget. Piaget derived this theory by investigating the evolution of knowledge‚ though mainly scientific knowledge‚ by observing
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putting further plans in place to build upon this knowledge. The constructivist perspective upon learning‚ focuses on how knowledge is actively constructed by the learner. The knowledge the learner constructs‚ is based on their individual and shared mediated experience. Constructivists argue there is no other reality other than what the student creates. Constructivist learning also inter links with cognitivism‚ as the constructivist learning can be described as an adaption which can occur via cognitive
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Amit Joshi Research Scholar Teaching Language through 4F Approach Following more than sixty years of independence‚ the status of English language in rural India‚ predominantly in Rajasthan‚ is poor. Even after a decade’s learning in school‚ students are not able to bring into play English aptly to meet up their requirements. Various reasons can be accommodated for this apologetic state however my concern stretches out with the discovery of best possible way out which serves as a step forward
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An Integrated Approach to Teaching Literature in the EFL Classroom This article considers the reasons why teachers often regard literature as inappropriate to the language classroom. These views reflect the historic separation between the study of language and the study of literature‚ which has led to the limited role of literature in the language classroom. However‚ the use of literary texts can be a powerful pedagogic tool. This article describes various approaches to teaching literature and
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Student-Centered Approach in Teaching Java Abstract The purpose of the study is to determine if there’s a grade improvement of the First Year IT students at STI in their Java programming class if the instructor uses student-centered teaching compared to a class where the instructor uses the conventional way. To do this‚ the study will use an experimental research design in comparing the two groups: a treatment and a control group‚ with the same Java programming subject and teacher. For the
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CHAPTER 15 TREATMENT OF ADHD IN SCHOOL SETTINGS Linda Pfiffner‚ George J. DuPaul‚ and Russell Barkley Over the past decade‚ the quantity of information about ADHD and schoolbased interventions has proliferated. A number of efforts sponsored by the US Department of Education have resulted in readily available written documents about recommended school-based interventions for meeting the needs of students with ADHD (see OSEP 2004). Major education journals and professional education associations
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THE GLAMOUR OF GRAMMAR NOTES Part One ~Words~ • The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) tells you how and when the words came to be used in the English Language • (OED) The earliest examples of a word’s use are included along with the definition • The American Heritage Dictionary (AHD) tells you where English is "headed" • (AED) includes a usage panel‚ marginal photos and other pictorial images‚ obscene/profane words (omitted in OED)‚ names of noteworthy people/places‚ describes interesting
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2-28-2012 Explaining Guidance Theories: Developmental‚ Behavioral‚ Constructivist. Question: Explain Constructivist theory of guidance. ____________________________________________________________________________ Constructivism is rooted from philosophy just like sociology‚ ethnography and cognitive psychology. Already in the eighteenth century‚ the German philosopher Kant believed that a child’s learning was an interaction between the developing child and the environment. He believed
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Soviet Constructivist Architecture …and its influences The Russian architectural profession was relatively intact after the revolution in October 1917‚ at least compared to the other arts in this unstable time. Foreign architects worked freely in the larger cities and the demand for private building was relatively high. This period was short lived as civil war wreaked havoc with the economy and infrastructure of the country. A major turning point for the profession‚ and the Russian people as
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NOTES: Grammar as Rhetoric and Style: Coordination in the Compound Sentence • Coordination puts equal value or significance on two or more parts of a sentence • Coordination can be used to join sentences‚ phrases words and even independent clauses. • When coordination is used to combine two sentences it creates a compound sentence. • Coordination conjunctions -And‚ but‚ or nor‚ for‚ so‚ yet • Correlative conjunctions -Not only‚ but also‚ either or‚ just as….so also • A semicolon can also
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