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The EdVisions Model The EdVisions Model Emerging Research on Emerging Research on Constructivist Learning Constructivist Learning

The EdVisions Model Emerging Research on Constructivist Learning

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The EdVisions ModelThe EdVisions Model

Emerging Research on Emerging Research on Constructivist LearningConstructivist Learning

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Constructivism: A Philosophy of Constructivism: A Philosophy of LearningLearning

Each person constructs their own Each person constructs their own understanding of the world by understanding of the world by reflecting on their experiencesreflecting on their experiences

Each person generates their own Each person generates their own mental models to make sense of mental models to make sense of experiencesexperiences

Learning is adjusting our mental Learning is adjusting our mental models to new experiencesmodels to new experiences

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Constructivist Learning Constructivist Learning EnvironmentsEnvironments

““Constructivist environments provide Constructivist environments provide a question, a case, a problem or a a question, a case, a problem or a project that learners will attempt to project that learners will attempt to solve. Ownership of the problem or solve. Ownership of the problem or learning goal is the key to meaningful learning goal is the key to meaningful learning. Students must be provided learning. Students must be provided with interesting, relevant, and with interesting, relevant, and engaging problems to solve.”engaging problems to solve.”

David JonassonDavid Jonasson

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Do Project-based Schools Do Project-based Schools Work?Work?

EdVisions created a learning model EdVisions created a learning model that is as close as possible to a natural that is as close as possible to a natural learning environment.learning environment.

Brain research, cognitive research, Brain research, cognitive research, psychological research, all say these psychological research, all say these environments will help young people environments will help young people learnlearn

The present traditional system cannot The present traditional system cannot utilize all of the research utilize all of the research

In order to be research-based, we In order to be research-based, we must create new and different kinds of must create new and different kinds of learning communities!learning communities!

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Implications of Stage Implications of Stage Environment Fit TheoryEnvironment Fit Theory

A typical high-school environment (large and A typical high-school environment (large and impersonal, rigid curriculum, competitive) impersonal, rigid curriculum, competitive) may not be supportive of adolescent needsmay not be supportive of adolescent needs

A better match in terms of adolescent needs A better match in terms of adolescent needs and the educational context should result in and the educational context should result in higher levels of motivation and engagementhigher levels of motivation and engagement Sizable research literature to support this claimSizable research literature to support this claim

Placing students in a more developmentally Placing students in a more developmentally appropriate environment should have a appropriate environment should have a positive effect on student psychological positive effect on student psychological healthhealth There is relatively little research that directly There is relatively little research that directly

addresses this claimaddresses this claim

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Measuring Psychological Health Measuring Psychological Health by the Hope Indexby the Hope Index

Hope: a generalized expectancy for achieving goalsHope: a generalized expectancy for achieving goals Correlated with dispositional optimism, positive Correlated with dispositional optimism, positive

outcome expectations, self-esteem, happinessoutcome expectations, self-esteem, happiness Lower rates of depression, anxietyLower rates of depression, anxiety

In a longitudinal study of college students, hope In a longitudinal study of college students, hope scores predicted GPA even after controlling for scores predicted GPA even after controlling for entrance examination scores on the ACTentrance examination scores on the ACT In the same study, 57% of the higher-hope individuals had In the same study, 57% of the higher-hope individuals had

graduated from college after six years, while only 40% of graduated from college after six years, while only 40% of the lower-hope individuals had graduatedthe lower-hope individuals had graduated

Hope is a stable component of a person’s Hope is a stable component of a person’s disposition that does not change over time without disposition that does not change over time without targeted therapytargeted therapy

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Emerging Research from Emerging Research from EdVisions SchoolsEdVisions Schools

Project-based Learning gives students high Project-based Learning gives students high levels of levels of autonomyautonomy in directing their own in directing their own process of learningprocess of learning

Small-school environment enables the Small-school environment enables the formation of solid teacher and peer formation of solid teacher and peer relationshipsrelationships

Students lose motivation in traditional Students lose motivation in traditional schools with each passing year, but schools with each passing year, but exposure to EdVisions school exposure to EdVisions school environments may be able to environments may be able to offset and offset and perhaps even reverse that processperhaps even reverse that process

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Appropriate Environment: Appropriate Environment: EdVisionsEdVisions

Project-based learning encourages Project-based learning encourages significantly higher levels of significantly higher levels of autonomyautonomy

Advisory groupings enable the Advisory groupings enable the creation of significantly better creation of significantly better teacher/student relationshipsteacher/student relationships

Students in the project-based Students in the project-based learning environment exhibit greater learning environment exhibit greater engagement in learningengagement in learning

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Appropriate Environment: Appropriate Environment: EdVisionsEdVisions

Students in EdVisions’ environments Students in EdVisions’ environments (i.e. greater perceptions of autonomy (i.e. greater perceptions of autonomy and belongingness) demonstrated and belongingness) demonstrated healthy psychological development healthy psychological development over time as measured by the Hope over time as measured by the Hope IndexIndex

This sort of positive growth can help to This sort of positive growth can help to buffer students from the turbulences buffer students from the turbulences of adolescence and provide a stronger of adolescence and provide a stronger platform for future successplatform for future success

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The EdVisions Design The EdVisions Design Essentials make it possible Essentials make it possible for adolescents to have a for adolescents to have a

more positive learning more positive learning experience, one that builds experience, one that builds

academic skills, life skills, and academic skills, life skills, and improves dispositional hope!improves dispositional hope!