week 8 Pschology mathe class notes

theory is not really important but why we learn it.......
how does it relate to us
thri is not important unless it is useful to us

final exam.....
4 questions..12..12..12..14..answer all.....1-3 ab.....4abc

t greet st b4 start....
share recent things with st.....
create some relationship...
help dr shahul wife is going to be well soon...

the topic is relevant.....how to u make it relavant to
them.....connect of their daily life....
IPT....input.....see, hear, smell, touch,......sight n hearing use
most.....therefor we must adjust our teaching so that we use it the
most n safe....ok.....

bila buat presentation.....must link so that ppl is interested...

constructivism...u construct knowledge wat u already know n new knowledge....
if u not have enuf knowledge, might construct knowledge not
right......might want to test and improve....

shud convince friend that we must noe it now....

children construct knowledge....dun have to tell children how to play....
just give them the toy n observe.....they will be able to
play....though maybe they make a few mistake...
but they will realize....

kita main====explore...

learning can take place anytime....
but active.....st do something....& learn

t just guide....
bcs first st will not learn about it.....we have a time constraint

ex.....give 2 groups same article...when present.... different ideas
and approaches come in.....as long as what they say make sense....this
is what constructivism matter

i would say not all the constructivism is useful in all cases, we need to modify it to fit to our class.....

put st into groups, the more ppl, the more different ideas they will be exposed to must mayb less interaction….something tat t must think about

subtraction is not easy to teach, especially when it involve negative…negative is some number less than zero, something that we lack of, concept of basement, temperature, sea level, dropping level

to teach constructivism, first to let them experience it….; to teach the importance of friends or social interaction, put them into solo camp (like in outbound school), let them experience loneliness, let them explain wat they feel

encourage st to say, dun critic if they are wrong, but GUIDE them to correct route

computer games, st know better, they curious, they have experience than teacher…their previous experience is stronger

teacher must be energetic, enthusiasm…; have st to prepare b4 class if want an effective constructivism class

teacher must be able to identify 3 groups of st ability: low, average, and high, though lesson plan is build for average, must consider the low and high achiever, remedial class for low, extra or challenging problem for hign to be solve

if only school exam….then must have the accountability

must tell students : learning is the resposibility of the learner
i cannot learn for u n sit for the exam for u....
then is the time they play a bigger role in learning...

from time to time u assess ur st...they learn how much they learn n
will work harder.....

constructivism is an approach to teaching and learning based on the premise that cognition (learning) is the result of ''mental
construction''

st learn by fitting new into together with what they already know. learning is affected by the context in which an idea is taught as well as by students' beliefs and attitudes.

for those who belief we learn today, will go back and read more about it
http://www.connectionscharterschool.org/constructivism.htm....12
principles (NI in exam)

not angry too much...big challenge to get them process only what u r telling

it does not mean looking at u or not==listening to u

cannot just focusing on the mind....but is the whole body.....
in the same room is not equal to share the same environment

Constructivism, the cognitive theory, was invented by Jean Piaget. His idea was that knowledge is constructed by the learner. The learner must consciously think about trying to derive meaning, and through that effort, meaning is constructed through the knowledge structures. Piaget liked to emphasize learning through play, but the basic cognitive theory of constructivism certainly supports learning through lecture -- as long as that basic construction of meaning takes place.

Constructionism is more of an educational method which is based on the constructivist learning theory. Constructionism, invented by Seymour Papert who was a student of Piaget's, says that learning occurs "most felicitously" when constructing a public artifact "whether a sand castle on the beach or a theory of the universe.“ Seymour does lean toward the constructivist learning philosophy in his writings, where he talks about the difficulty of conveying a complex concept when the reader is going to construct their own meaning. In general, though, his claim is more about method. He believes that students will be more deeply involved in their learning if they are constructing something that others will see, critique, and perhaps use. Through that construction, students will face complex issues, and they will make the effort to problem-solve and learn because they are motivated by the construction

While I was trying to find out ‘’why teachwe always want to tell everything’’, I suft through this page, ‘’best teacher ever’’, I think I will keep this link so that I can come back and read again in future….http://www.etni.org.il/bestteacherever.htm

A page with quates about teacher: http://www.quotegarden.com/teachers.html

Tips of becoming a teacher: http://www.adprima.com/tipson.htm

But I still cannot find the reasons why teacher tend to explain everything to students (students are able to and should learn by themselves), I will try to figure this by myself.  Actually the first thought was the teacher want to show that he knows everything. Other reasons might be he want to share his knowledge with students (sharing is caring); he do not want the students to lack of single detail; he hope students really understand…