Reflections on Constructivism, Criticalism & Postmodernism (Journal 5B)

Journal 5B
Please reflect here on your learning experiences during this topic and also during the unit as a whole…take the opportunity to review your overall learning journey.
In reflecting on your learning journey (i) what has been of most interest and value to you and (ii) what issues/concepts might you be struggling with or are [...]

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Constructivism, Criticalism & Postmodernism (Journal 5A)

Journal 5A
This culminating reading ties together a lot of what you’ve been considering thus far. It would be best to refer back to your earier journals entries when thinking through your responses to this topic.
In this paper, I have taken EvG’s Radical Cvsm as a primary epistemological referent and added valuing referents drawn from the Critical [...]

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Reflections on Socio-Culture Constructivism (Journal 4B)

Journal 4B

I become comprehend that this unit wave me into depth understanding of the philosophy of constructivism. I agree that constructivism helps teacher to recognize the students’ nature of learning capacities, be aware of knowledge is mediated via representations, be ware of past learning experiences influences present learning, so, teaching and learning will be [...]

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Socio-Culture Constructivism (Journal 4A)

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Journal 4A
I’d like you to explore the enculturation issue a little more because, in my experience, it connects our thinking to bigger picture possibilities for considering the efficacy of Cvsm for shaping teaching and learning.
1. Pluralism. What is Aikenhead’s argument about the shortcomings of the Social Cvst metaphor of ‘learning as enculturation’? Include [...]

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Probing for Students’ Understanding in Chemistry: Using Multiple Approaches (Part Four: two-tier diagnostic test)

1. Two-tier Diagnostic Test
The other approach can be used to investigate students’ understanding is two-tier diagnostic test which was developed by David F. Treagust. This approach is powerful to encourage students’ analytical thinking on understanding the concepts. In addition, there are varied format of this instrument (Mann & Treagust, 1998), but basically the first tier [...]

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Probing for Students’ Understanding in Chemistry: Using Multiple Approaches (Part Three: Concept Cartoon & Concept Map)

1. Concept Cartoon
Concept cartoon could be used to probe students’ understanding through interactive pictures with limited words. According to Keogh and Naylor (1999), there are three elements on the concept cartoon: 1) visual images, 2) minimal written language, 3) present alternative concept or questions relating to one central topic, 4) applying scientific ideas within everyday [...]

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Probing for Students’ Understanding in Chemistry: Using Multiple Approaches (Part Two: Questioning & Interviews)

1. Questioning
Questioning approach is basic strategy to investigate students’ understanding which is widely used in the classroom practices. According to Oakes (1996) as cited in Carr (1998),” questioning can be used to extend pupils, maintain the pace of the lesson involve all pupils in the work and provide encouragement”. Questioning approach could stimulate the discussion [...]

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Probing for Students’ Understanding in Chemistry: Using Multiple Approaches (Part One)

Introduction
Students’ understanding becomes the main concern for teaching and learning in science. The problems of learning achievement in science influence the researchers and practitioners to consider multiple approaches to investigate students’ understanding. In addition, according to Treagust and Chandrasegaran (2007), currently science curriculum concerns on the multiple aspects on students’ understanding of scientific concepts and [...]

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My Reflections on Social Constructivism (Journal 3B)

1. In what way is your teaching already shaped by a social constructivist perspective? Is there anything more that you might now consider? Could the CLES be useful for monitoring your teaching?
2. What have you learned in this topic?

My simple understanding on social constructivism is engaging the students through collaborative work with their peers [...]

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Social Constructivism (Journal 3A)

1. Driver et al. Article
This article is a theoretical account of the power of combining personal and social constructivist perspectives on knowing in the context of school science. A radical constructivist thread is woven into this perspective, highlighting the inherent (epistemic) uncertainty of scientific disciplinary knowledge.The authors are international scholars in the UK – Rosalind Driver received [...]

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