Learning Sciences

a view that emphasizes the active role of the learner in building, understanding, and making sense of information

a learning style that highlights the importance of constructing big examples for the class

a view that says students are not active participants in their learning

a learning style that involves students learning with peers

knowledge is based around really cool, radical, ideas

an individuals knowledge is constructed directly from teacher and could be incorrect

knowledge is assumed to be the individual's construction; it cannot be judged right or wrong

an individual constructs their own perception and knowledge of the world through social situations

learners construct their own knowledge by passively taking in information

learners are active in constructing their own knowledge

students can only learn new material when their interested in it

learners help to grow their knowledge by always asking cognitive scientists for help

Vygotsky

Piaget

Pavlov

Frued

is the adoption of elements of one culture by members of another culture

a component of government spending

origination of human ownership of previously unowned natural resources such as land

an ability to internalize knowledge and skills developed in interaction with others or with cultural tools

knowledge constructed by transforming, organizing, and reorganizing previous knowledge

knowledge acquired by constructing representations of outside world

knowledge is constructed based on social interaction and experience

knowledge is constructed through anxiety-fuelled internal debates and real life heated arugments between peers

an idea that you learn best when you at sitting down in a classroom vs. standing up

the idea that humans are born with mechanisms in the brain that exist to support and guide learning on a broad level, regardless of the type of information being learned

learning in one context and applying it to another

the idea that skills and knowledge are tied to the situation in which they were learned and that they are difficult to apply in new settings

learning in complex, realistic, and relevant learning environments that include many interacting elements and multiple possible solutions

a type a learning that fosters closeness in peers over bonding about the difficulty of class material

a complex learning strategy thats only helpful in students applying knowledge in one specific situation/domain

learning in the classroom setting thats so hard that students are never able to complete tasks

social transaction

social negotiation

social conference

social argument

No

Yes

if a student does poorly on a test the teacher blames the student completely and has them take ownership of that

teachers focus on students who need the most help

students focus on teacher to provide direct instruction

the teacher puts the students own efforts to understand at the centre of focus