COGNITIVE LEARNING AND CONSTRUCTIVISM.

The Impact of Cognitive Learning and Constructivism on

Teaching and Learning for the 21st Century.

By Vanessa Matthews , with Maria Klothos Group 3.

Theories of Cognitive Development.

‘Zone of Proximal Development’.

Sensori-Motor

(0-2 Years)

Pre-Operational

(2-7 Years)

Concrete Operational

(7-11 Years)

Formal Operational

(11 Years –Adult)

Piaget’s Stages of Development

Lev Vygotsky

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CONSTRUCTIVISM.

“I hear, and I forgetI see, and I remember

I do, and I understand”.Confucius.

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The Needs of 21st Century Learners.

Moving Learning into the 21st Century.

“the view of the learner has changed from that of a recipient

of knowledge to that of a constructor of knowledge”

(R.Mayer, 1998, p.359).

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CONSTRUCTIVISM AND EFFECTIVE TEACHING PRACTICE.

“Teaching is the critical profession. A teacher influences every person who goes on to further study, training or employment. Teachers have been prominent people in at least the formative years of the lives of all the State’s citizens. The quality of their

work matters in ways matched by few professions”(Ramsay, section 4, p.2.).

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TECHNOLOGY-TAKING TEACHING AND LEARNING INTO THE 21ST CENTURY.

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REFERENCE LIST

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Brady, L. &. Kennedy, K. (2010). Curriculum Construction (4th ed.). Frenchs Forest NSW: Pearson Australia.

Eggen, P. &. Kauchak, D. (2010). Educational Psychology: Windows on Classrooms (8th Ed.). New Jersey: Pearson Education.

Marsh, C. (2008). Becoming A Teacher, Knowledge, Skills And Issues. Frenchs Forest, NSW: Pearson, Australia.

Mayer, R.E. & Moreno, R. (2003). Nine Ways to Reduce Cognitive Load in Multimedia Learning. Educational Psychologist,38 (1), 43-52

Park, S.I., Lee, G. & Kim, M. (2009). Do Students Benefit Equally From Interactive Computer Simulations Regardless of Prior Knowledge Levels? Computers and Education, 52, 649-655

Wagner, T. (2008). The Global Achievement Gap. New York: Basic Books.

Whitton, D. C. (2004). Learning for Teaching: Teaching for Learning . South Melbourne: Thompson.