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CONSTRUCTIVISM

CONSTRUCTIVISM INFOGRAPHIC

EXAMPLES/NON-EXAMPLES OF BEHAVIORISM FROM MY PERSONAL LEARNING EXPERIENCES

LEARNING SCENARIO

Below is an example of a learning scenario that is based on constructivism:

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A middle school science teacher wishes to teach her students about different ways in which wastes can be effectively managed, viz., the 4R's - reduce, reuse, recycle and recover. She wants her learners to explore the different possibilities for waste management and then arrive at their own opinions.

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So, she divides her class into groups of 4 learners each and asks each group to discuss, explore and create a presentation on their findings, in the next few days.

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After the stipulated time, all groups present their findings in front of their peers. The teacher then helps learners reflect on their findings and come to conclusions.

I think the following learning experience that I listed on my personal learning experiences page relates to the constructivist learning theory.

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My Experience in a Professional (Non-school) setting:

I think my learning experience in my last job is a good example of constructivism.

During the time, I used to explore different aspects of what I needed to learn on my own, and developed my own understanding of things. I used the internet as my resource and watched a number of videos, read a lot of blogs and participated in a number of discussion forums.

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However, I think there are some downsides to my approach in this scenario. Firstly, I did not have a real teacher to teach me. Secondly, there was no REAL social interaction during the learning, and no collaboration as such, as I studied everything alone. 

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Nonetheless, I think my learning WAS an example of constructivism, although not social constructivism.

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