{"id":1472,"date":"2018-10-09T19:44:30","date_gmt":"2018-10-09T23:44:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/?p=1472"},"modified":"2018-10-09T19:47:34","modified_gmt":"2018-10-09T23:47:34","slug":"constructivism-is-more-than-just-a-theory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/2018\/10\/constructivism-is-more-than-just-a-theory\/","title":{"rendered":"Constructivism is more than just a theory."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1473 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/files\/2018\/10\/1_5GyozkE3_ptuE5IQOkY9cA-300x261.jpeg?resize=300%2C261\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2018\/10\/1_5GyozkE3_ptuE5IQOkY9cA.jpeg?resize=300%2C261&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2018\/10\/1_5GyozkE3_ptuE5IQOkY9cA.jpeg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is Constructivism: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to Dr. Steve Olusegun in his article <em>Constructivism Learning Theory: A Paradigm for Teaching and Learning <\/em>\u201cConstructivism is basically a theory which is based on observation and scientific study, about how people learn. It says that people construct their own understanding and knowledge of the world, through experiencing things and reflecting on those experiences (Bereiter, 1994). When we encounter something new, we must reconcile it with our previous ideas and experience, maybe changing what we believe, or maybe discarding the new information as irrelevant.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1474 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/files\/2018\/10\/ill-2.gif?resize=140%2C140\" alt=\"\" width=\"140\" height=\"140\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>But what does this really mean? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This means as educators we must allow students to build their own ideas about specific topics which should be highly complex, highly organized, and strongly tied to the specific subject matter. As an educator you also need to take into consideration students\u2019 prior knowledge, which includes misconceptions, a students specific learning styles, and incorporating a depth of understanding rather than just the knowledge of vocabulary.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Video of Constructivism in the classroom:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Use a Learning Theory: Constructivism\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Xa59prZC5gA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Journal Review:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The journal I will be reviewing is: <em>A Student-Centered Approach to Teaching General Biology That Really Works: Lord&#8217;s Constructivist Model Put to a Test.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This article discusses the difference between the two teaching strategies. These two strategy types are &#8220;Traditional teaching&#8221; and &#8220;Experimental teaching&#8221; which is based on the Constructivist Learning Model.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Traditional teaching:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Teacher centered lecture.<\/li>\n<li>Instruction emphasized on content recitation.<\/li>\n<li>Doesn&#8217;t allow for\u00a0students to reflect upon the material presented, relate it to previous knowledge, or apply it to real life situations.<\/li>\n<li>Can be very hard for students to stay engaged and focused.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Experimental teaching:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>The 5 E&#8217;s learning cycle.<\/li>\n<li>Engage, a short demonstration or introduction which will introduce the new material.<\/li>\n<li>Explore, provide students with activities that the current concepts, processes, and skills are identified and conceptual change is facilitated. This can also be in the for of an experiment where students get to design and conduct an investigation.<\/li>\n<li>Explain, provides students with the opportunity to demonstrate their conceptual understanding or processing skills.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Elaborate, teachers challenge and extend students&#8217; understanding and skills. With new experiences students develop a deeper and broader understanding and more adequate skills.<\/li>\n<li>Evaluate, allows teachers to assess a students progress in the classroom surrounding a specific topic and also encourages students to assess their understanding as well.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1477 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/files\/2018\/10\/5e2-300x297.jpg?resize=300%2C297\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2018\/10\/5e2.jpg?resize=300%2C297&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2018\/10\/5e2.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/files\/2018\/10\/5e2.jpg?w=529&amp;ssl=1 529w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Constructivism based lesson plan: <\/b><span style=\"color: #000000\"><b>Photosynthesis<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1481 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/files\/2018\/10\/photosynthesis-300x175.gif?resize=300%2C175\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"175\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Engage: Do a demonstration that will express the amount of oxygen that the plant is producing. This is measuring the amount of respiration.<\/p>\n<p>Explore: This will be a hands on activity where students will test different types of soil, different amounts of water, and amounts of sunlight. Once they have the new plants set up they will begin testing the respiration rates.<\/p>\n<p>Explain: Encourage students to make their own definition of photosynthesis,\u00a0 and create an a personal definition of the process of photosynthesis along with the products and reactants.<\/p>\n<p>Elaborate: They will elaborate on the concept of photosynthesis by researching the amount of respiration they need and use within their life.<\/p>\n<p>Evaluate: A report based on the plant that went through the most respiration. It will be the students job to find support from journals and academic websites that explains why the certain combination of sunlight, water, and soil created the highest respiration rate.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/MissChasteen\/status\/1049807482300899328<\/p>\n<p>Burrowes, P. A. (2003). A Student-Centered Approach to Teaching General Biology That Really Works: Lords Constructivist Model Put to a Test.\u00a0<i>The American Biology Teacher,<\/i><i>65<\/i>(7), 491-502. doi:10.1662\/0002-7685(2003)065[0491:asattg]2.0.co;2<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; What is Constructivism: According to Dr. Steve Olusegun in his article Constructivism Learning Theory: A Paradigm for Teaching and Learning \u201cConstructivism is basically <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/2018\/10\/constructivism-is-more-than-just-a-theory\/\" title=\"Constructivism is more than just a theory.\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2514,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1472","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-constructivism"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1472","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2514"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1472"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1472\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1484,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1472\/revisions\/1484"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1472"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1472"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1472"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}