Jean Piaget’s works and Lev Vygotsky’s works grounded two major strands in Constructivist
Learning Theory. Both psychologists gave different constructivist views. The former had his
cognitive constructivist approach while the latter had his social cognitive approach. However,
as a learner and educator, what are the past experiences that I’ve failed to learn and facilitate
and how I cope with that right now?
Learning Theory. Both psychologists gave different constructivist views. The former had his
cognitive constructivist approach while the latter had his social cognitive approach. However,
as a learner and educator, what are the past experiences that I’ve failed to learn and facilitate
and how I cope with that right now?
Cognitivist Learning Theory is a learner-centred approach where people learn through their
experiences in the learning environment and teachers acted a role of a guide and facilitator of
learning. Knowing the works of both psychologists benefit my understanding of how to learn
and how to impart my knowledge at the same time. This theory is similar to what we have
practising right now in our institution- the Outcomes-based education. Dr. Carlo Magno from
De La Salle University introduced OBE in our institution as relatively similar to this theory.
experiences in the learning environment and teachers acted a role of a guide and facilitator of
learning. Knowing the works of both psychologists benefit my understanding of how to learn
and how to impart my knowledge at the same time. This theory is similar to what we have
practising right now in our institution- the Outcomes-based education. Dr. Carlo Magno from
De La Salle University introduced OBE in our institution as relatively similar to this theory.
As a teacher with no background in education studies, I also failed a couple of times in
facilitating learning for others. I used to spoon feed my students with the lessons and in fact
with the information in their activities. Scaffolding as a method is ineffective this time. In fact,
one scenario when we competed in the documentary competition, instead of guiding my
students to do documentaries, I ended up doing the whole production for them and they end
up doing nothing. This failure gives me guilt upon learning in this module.
facilitating learning for others. I used to spoon feed my students with the lessons and in fact
with the information in their activities. Scaffolding as a method is ineffective this time. In fact,
one scenario when we competed in the documentary competition, instead of guiding my
students to do documentaries, I ended up doing the whole production for them and they end
up doing nothing. This failure gives me guilt upon learning in this module.
I learned in the module that CLT has two major principles- learning shall be an active process
and learning must be meaningful. As an educator, I now understand that my approach made
my students passive in a learning environment. I need to fully implement OBE this time and
not to spoon feed the lessons in my class. My role as an educator is the facilitator of learning.
Students and learners must also do their job in the learning process. It is not all about teachers
giving everything to their students but on how students give themselves and make themselves
productive in the learning environment.
and learning must be meaningful. As an educator, I now understand that my approach made
my students passive in a learning environment. I need to fully implement OBE this time and
not to spoon feed the lessons in my class. My role as an educator is the facilitator of learning.
Students and learners must also do their job in the learning process. It is not all about teachers
giving everything to their students but on how students give themselves and make themselves
productive in the learning environment.
It is always been a challenge for a teacher on how to teach his/her students. This coming semester,
I will be releasing all my knowledge in this course. I will be applying all theories and will make
learning activities and strategies that will make my students easily understand our lessons. I will
release the psychologists in me. . . their theories, works, and learnings.
I will be releasing all my knowledge in this course. I will be applying all theories and will make
learning activities and strategies that will make my students easily understand our lessons. I will
release the psychologists in me. . . their theories, works, and learnings.
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