Social constructivism

Learning occurs in a variety of ways. In this paper I will address four theories (Behavioral, Social Cognitive, Information Processing, and Constructivism), and demonstrate how I have seen these theories represented in the classrooms I have worked, or during my K-12 experiences. Behavioral theory focuses on the external events or experiences as the cause of change in an individual’s behavior. In a preschool classroom I once worked, there was a student who would run around the classroom, climb on…

over materials and what to do with them. I built a sense of gratitude of knowledge over materials which resulted in new creations.Furthermore (Herr, 2001) also believed by engaging children to be creative and imaginative young children are learning social and language skills as they are interacting with their teacher and peers. It also allows children to learn about their likes and dislikes and also teaches them to share and respect property . She went on to say how creativity opens opportunity…

is successfully implement. The lack of exposure to expository texts early on in a child’s academic career may place readers at a disadvantage because students increasingly are expected to learn from expository texts in language arts, science, and social studies (Meyer & Ray,…

In the secondary chemistry classroom, there are more signs and actions that are linked to cognitivism rather than constructivism. Now constructivism can be witness in a chemistry classroom, but there are some tweaks to the standard mindframe related to the learning style. Ms. DiMaria runs her chemistry classroom in ways that are standard in education systems, thus there are more actions that are based on cognitivism. Cognitivism is all about thinking about the mind and how teachers should…

Inquiry-based learning also requires students to constantly switch between Piaget’s two cognitive processes, assimilation and adaptation as they discover solutions to problems. Additionally, inquiry-based learning is also supported by Vygotsky’s social constructivist theory as this method of teaching relies heavily on student collaboration and learning in the proximal zone of development (Smith, n.d.). If students are given a task that is too far above their level, and…

Mainstream IR social constructivists is a theory that suggest significant aspects of the relationships between states is socially constructed, rather than these aspects being inevitable consequences of human nature. The film Wag the Dog draws on many of the themes commonly found in social constructivist thinking. One of the major themes is the notion of social construction. Social construction refers to the construction of something that brings something…

immediate control, and often our comprehension. We become elements in social constructionism, the understanding that our beliefs, social institutions, and ourselves are the result of culture and society. It is the basis of sociology, and permeates the entirety of our society. I agree with the concept of social constructivism because it is powerful enough to shape our experiences, interactions, and realities. Through the various social categories…

conclusions regarding the potential for conflict and cooperation in international politics. Constructivism challenges both the materialist determinism and the ontological assumptions or “givens” of the rationalist framework that undergird neorealism and NLI, which nevertheless, dictate the theoretical framework for the majority of international…

The paradigms themselves are like fossils and the scholars who write within these paradigms are like dinosaurs. Fossils cannot be formed until long after the dinosaur has passed. The same is true of the paradigms, men like Waltz may be considered the father of structural realism, but it was not until after he was done writing that people could classify his theory. Furthermore, it will not be for a long time until the international relations scholars will be able to look back and see the effects…

constructivist is their assumptions on what structure is made of. Neorealist think it’s made from distribution of materials and constructivists believe it’s from social relationships. Social structures are shared understandings, expectations or knowledge. Social structures include gold and tanks. Constructivists only believe it’s for human actions. Social structures exist in practice. The author goes on to write about ontological and epistemological issues. Ontological issue is whether…