Constructivism, Problem-Solving, Effective Tutoring

Educational Paradigms

 

  • Ontology
  • Epistemology
  • Methodology
  • Pedagogy

The Classical Paradigm

  • Ontological reality exists

  • Epistemology is logical, and leads to truths that exist outside ourselves

  • The mind is a clean slate, ready to learn

  • Knowledge is transmitted orally and verbally according to hierarchy of teacher/wise one to student/clean slate

The Constructivist Paradigm

  • Ontological reality may not exist, or anyway it's so far beyond us we might as well not worry about it

  • Absolute truth is either nonexistent or unattainable; knowledge is always in process, never perfected; there are no unassailable truths

  • Knowledge is acquired recursively and cognitively: through reflection on the combination of sensory inputs and prior knowledge 

  • Passive learning doesn't work; it's a process of discovery and the construction of "mental models"

227-constructivism, etc

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227-constructivism, etc

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