154 Search Results for Constructivist Methods in the Social Studies Classroom
Constructivist Methods in Social Studies
Kaiser, C. (2010, February). Redrawing the boundaries: A constructivist approach to combating student apathy in the secondary history classroom. The History Teacher, 43(2), 223-232.
Kaiser argues that there Continue Reading...
For Movement, using a field trip to a manufacturing company to see how goods are made from parts and then moved to other locations for sale.
The book also approaches learning from a multitude of learning styles, from class discussions to small grou Continue Reading...
classroom atmosphere which encourages all students to take on the desire to become lifelong learners is a challenging task. The task is even more daunting when the context of the assignment takes place within the walls of a 7th grade social studies Continue Reading...
Classroom Media
Citizens in Twenty-first century find the technological advancements as an inexorable support. Justified access; connectivity to technological advancement along with adequate training need to be provided to teachers in order to make Continue Reading...
Integrating Technology in My High School Social Studies Classroom
The utilization of technology in education has gained a lot of popularity in the recent years. Great enhancements in computer software and hardware in the past decades have been noted Continue Reading...
..control the environment by implementing a logical system (the teacher's, of course) of conditioning." (Tauber, 1999, p. 19) in this context the teacher is seen as an "interventionist" in that he or she has to control and dictate the learning and be Continue Reading...
That model has been adapted from their work and is shown in the following illustration labeled Figure 1 in this study.
Figure 1
Personality Development and Cultural Socialization
Source: Finkbeiner and Koplin (2002)
Finkbeiner and Koplin additio Continue Reading...
The more that your questions are descriptive or explanatory the more that the case study method will be relevant;
How should I select the case to be studied?": According to Yin: "you need sufficient access to the potential data, whether involving p Continue Reading...
Elementary Classroom Delivery Model and its
Effect on Student Achievement
Departmentalized Classrooms
Organization
Typically, a school is organized with either a departmentalized or a self-contained structure. (Self-contained classrooms will be Continue Reading...
Pedagogic Model for Teaching of Technology to Special Education Students
Almost thirty years ago, the American federal government passed an act mandating the availability of a free and appropriate public education for all handicapped children. In 19 Continue Reading...
In particular, they specify the need for students to be good listeners, team players, and to make compromises to work toward mutual goals (Scheuerell, 2010).
Group work must be a time for students to engage in productive and accountable collaborati Continue Reading...
Shifting Classroom Learning to Online Learning: A Case Study to Transition From the Traditional Classroom-Based Program to Online CBT Format
The objective of this study is to examine the transition from the Traditional classroom-based program to Com Continue Reading...
Bruner's constructivist theory and the conceptual paradigms of Kolb's Experiential Learning theory drawing on the associated theories are Kinesthetic and Embodied Learning. As also noted in the introductory chapter, the guiding research question for Continue Reading...
Good researchers tend to pull methods out of a tool kit as they are needed" (2006, p. 54). Notwithstanding these criticisms and constraints, though, most social researchers seem to agree that classification by some type of research paradigm is a use Continue Reading...
Constructivism/Classroom
History of Constructivism
As long as there were people asking each other questions, we have had constructivist classrooms. Constructivism, the study of learning, is about how we all make sense of our world, and that really Continue Reading...
In many ways, the concepts of separating out individuals that are different has been fostered by the construction of the educational format. Tomlinson notes the fallacy of such an arrangement and provides some excellent advice with regard to classro Continue Reading...
Teaching methods tend to be highly structured and teacher directed. Bandura's theory suggests an alternative form of classroom practice with respect to fostering student agentic self-regulation. Under typical developmental conditions young children Continue Reading...
For example, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Texas will need over 82,000 new teachers by 2008 (as noted in Justice & Espinoza, 2007). Many teachers are leaving the profession within five years of being employed. In order to reduce Continue Reading...
Ethics comprises of an intricate set of principles, morals and institutional outlines that standardize scientific activity. Educational and social researchers face complex challenges occasionally, when they encounter the conflict of their legal and m Continue Reading...
Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) Violations as they Pertain to the Case of Sonya
An educational institution's principal greatly influences the learning/teaching of every student within the school, for better or for worse. Studies have fo Continue Reading...
Maturationist, Constructivist, and Environmentalist Educational Theories
Numerous educational and childhood development theories have impacted school readiness discussions. Among the most notable theories that hold an effect on readiness practices a Continue Reading...
Teachers at all levels need to be able to expand their understanding and use through professional development and grant opportunities, as well as be given time to attend trainings and conferences. They need to be encouraged to assume a leadership ro Continue Reading...
That responsibility is of the school -- to ensure that the adult citizens so needed by contemporary society are produced by the school system -- those individuals being responsible for their views and able to analyze and synergize information so the Continue Reading...
If we take the average cost of just one text, say a science text ($40), add 3-4 public domain novels (e.g. Huckleberry Finn at $5 ea.), and then a set of encyclopedias per classroom ($750), we find that even one small classroom of 25 students can sa Continue Reading...
Montessori & High Scope
In order for students understand the contemporary curriculum, it is important that they be able to connect it to themselves in a meaningful way. This is particularly true in the modern classroom that is more diverse than Continue Reading...
. Identify the grade-level and subject area of your class (based on your personal choice or teaching situation).The subject area and grade level will be 8th grade Social Studies2. Write a value statement clarifying what you believe in as a teacher fo Continue Reading...
positive outcome in the educational progress for the students resulting from applying the Z. Model framework. In Mr. Zander's classroom, the average improvement in test scores is 16.75 points. The is the rise in test scores resulting from the studen Continue Reading...
The Bracken Basic Concept Scale
This scale assesses 258 concepts in 11 categorical areas (color, letter identification, numbers/counting, comparison, shapes, direction/position, social-emotional, size, textural/material, quantity, and time/sequenc Continue Reading...
Democracy, Multiple Intelligence, Art
Project Site and Participants
The project that this research is based on took place at Pantera Elementary School in Diamond Bar, California. The school population comprises approximately 200 students and twelve Continue Reading...
The whole language method of teaching reading, versus phonics instruction, is a common use of constructivist theory (Chen, 2010, Social constructivist).
Cognitive theories
As the structures of the human mind began to become better understood in th Continue Reading...
Wondering what to do the articles tells that the study of David Pearson entitled "What Research Has to Say to the Teaching of Reading published by the International Association 1992 was the "most compelling research available." Pearnson's research c Continue Reading...
Parent's Selection for Supplementary Tutoring Centre in Hong Kong - Primary School Level
With reference to the above discussion, it can be apparently observed that the education industry in Hong Kong is quite expanded. However, the performance of s Continue Reading...
New York City Multicultural Education
Multicultural education
Multi-Cultural Education in New York City
Aspirations to be an educator, a teacher in the diversity of the New York City Schools must realize that considerations are school-wide focused Continue Reading...
The variables were in some instances, however, a bit too general and limited -- for example, in terms of social activity assessment both external and internal factors were measured, but this was too general to bring about any truly definitive result Continue Reading...
(Singer, 2003, p. 36) Education should be a constructive process. Palinscar states that the teacher must assume an active and directive role by establishing the pace, content, and goals of the lesson. (Palincsar, 1998) Byra also described such a pro Continue Reading...
Teaching Ethics
In the realm of psychology and education, moral education is continuing to be more and more an accepted subject. Several people in the U.S. inclusive of educators involved with education for democratic citizenship are underlining for Continue Reading...
Environment Science education and its effect on Students' Improvement
Does the current curriculum actually improve the student's decision making regarding environmental issues?
Sample Size and Sampling Method
Time Frame for the Study
Scope and Li Continue Reading...
Recommended during latter phases of research projects.
Recommended during earlier phases of research projects.
Projects in different areas are not linear in approach.
All aspects of the study are carefully designed before data is collected.
The Continue Reading...
It is now recognized that individuals learn in different ways -- they perceive and process information in various ways. The learning styles theory suggests that the way that children acquire information has more to do with whether the educational ex Continue Reading...