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Constructivism: Its Benefits, Its Costs, and What We Should Be Doing Presented at the 2011 California Academic Technology (CAT) Conference Sacramento, CA September 22, 2011. MISTfits Recorder - Tom Coordinator - Bradley Elaborator - Cynthia Explorer - Megan. The Fuzzy '-ism'. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Constructivism: Its Benefits, Its Costs, and What We Should Be Doing
Presented at the 2011 California Academic Technology (CAT) Conference
Sacramento, CA September 22, 2011
MISTfitsRecorder - Tom
Coordinator - BradleyElaborator - Cynthia
Explorer - Megan
The Fuzzy '-ism'
The first two have fairly clear and direct definitions however when looking at constructivism, things get a bit....well....fuzzy. Constructivism is vaguely defined as a learning method where the learner builds or constructs their knowledge through a series of relevant and meaningful experiences.
There is also a lack of specificity for how to create this environment, thus things get fuzzy.
When trying to define how people learn there are a wide collection of
'isms' to choose from
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Benefits to Constructivism
• The learner is socially engaged
• The student takes ownership of their learning
• Instruction is designed to be authentic and meaningful
• Learner will be engaged in higher order thinking and problem solving
• Greater transference of learning into real world settings
• More of a holistic approach focusing on the emotional, affect and cognition of the student
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Challenges of Constructivism
• Learner may not be prepared due to lack of prerequisite knowledge, social abilities, or emotional state
• Students may experience a lot of busy work without ever engaging in deeper or more meaningful learning
• Constructivist projects don't align with all subjects
• Requires extensive instructor planning
• Difficult to measure benefits well using objective methods
• Can be construed as a learning style of privilege
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Best practices
• Apply all relevant teaching strategies to your curriculum development
When creating a constructivist unit of study, include:
• Activation of prior knowledge
• Introduction of discrepancy between what is known and what is to be learned
• Opportunity for students to apply their new knowledge to a real world problem
• Reflection on learning
• Assessments that are aligned with learning outcomes and learning and teaching methods
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References
• Baviskar, S. , Hartle, R. , & Whitney, T. (2009). Essential criteria to characterize constructivist teaching: Derived from a review of the literature and applied to five constructivist-teaching method articles. International Journal of Science Education, 31(4), 541-550.
• Ertmer, P. , & Newby, T. (1993). Behaviorism, cognitivism, constructivism: Comparing critical features from a design perspective. Performance Improvement Quarterly, 6(4), 50-72.
• • Reiser, R.A., Dempsey, J.V. (Eds.). (2011). Trends and
Issues in Instructional Design and Technology. Boston, Massachusetts: Pearson Education, Inc.
• Rust, C. , O'Donovan, B. , & Price, M. (2005). A social constructivist assessment process model: How the research literature shows us this could be best practice. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 30(3), 231.
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