Exploring the principles of constructivism and applying them to Technological Education

Type :

Research papers

Pages :

8 pages

Format :

.doc

Published date :

02/26/2009

Category :

Social studies

Sub category :

Psychology

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Summary :

Introduction.
A constructivist pedagogy for career and technology education.
1. Defining constructivism.
2. The radical constructivist approach to learning.
3. Social constructivism and Vygotsky.
Cognitive constructivism and information processing
1. The basis of cognitive constructivism.
2. The constructivist interpretation of information processing.
3. The goal of teaching.
Constructivist pedagogy and NASDCTEC standards.
1. The eight principles proposed by Doolittle and Camp.
Conclusion.
Bibliography.

Abstract

The National Association of State Directors of Career Technical education Consortium states: "career studies should be taught in manners that are consistent with a constructivist view of learning" (NASDCTEC, 1999, p. 7). While this may sound good in theory, one underlying problem exists: the lack of a clearly defined, agreed-upon constructivist pedagogy. This article will (1) explore the definition and variations of constructivist theory, (2) present a pedagogy for constructivist teachers of career and technology studies, and (3) compare and relate those pedagogies to the existing standards for powerful career and technology studies as defined by the NASDCTEC."constructivism is a topic on the conference programs of virtually all prominent national educational organizations and has been widely described and analyzed in professional journals" (Brooks, 1999). Constructivist theory has been presented in a variety of contexts, and institutions of higher education are implementing constructivist teacher education programs nationwide (Brooks, 1999)