The past two week in ED 307 we have been studying the educational theory of constructivism. Dewey, Piaget, Bruner, and Vygotsky are it's founding fathers. This theory states that student's need to construct their own knowledge and come to their own conclusion in learning rather than teachers simply "forcing truths" on the children. Something may be true, but the students need to understand why for themselves. Students come into the classroom with prior knowledge and experiences that act as a foundation for future learning. The PAR model for education supports this idea because it says that the majority of the time spent teaching a lesson should be allotted for the children to apply the knowledge and ideas being taught. Link to Zentation Presentation: http://www.zentation.com/viewer2/webcast/PNakUZQMMF/ED-307---Constructivism
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