Constructivism and DDD-E model.

Hi there!

This week's topic is Constructivism theory and DDD-E model..I would like to share with you my reflection about these topics .

      YOU KNOW THAT THERE ARE DIFFERENT THEORIES AND STUDIES regarding   THE WAY PEOPLE LEARN .When first read about constructivism it seems to me like what Curriculum of our education system  is trying to apply even though in my opinion there is still a lot of work to  do .What   I understand from this theory is that everyone is able to construct its own knowledge ,has its own interpretation and creates the meaning based on his or her experiences. Since everybody has  a different set of experience and perceptions ,learning is unique and different for each person.

I think it has happen to all of us to meet someone that  may not have read something in books but he knows that think .He or she has faced that thing and come up with a conclusion that in fact it is true for every one .

Furthermore there  are other theories how people do learn but constructivism seems to me the most logical one .It is like how everybody learn or there may be different ways of learning but this can not be suppressed .People will always learn from what they experience. It is good that there are different theories ,methods ,tools  because as we know what may work with some people may not with  some others and considering the levels of knowledge of their learners ,the thought processing ,the generation of ideas,  teachers can  decide what strategy to use. For example some of the applications that  constructivism suggests are

Case studies

Research projects

Problem based learning

Collaborative learning /group work

Discovery learning

Multimedia can take place on these methods .Both students and teachers can use it in order to make it more understandable and easier to get the meaning . For example they can use animated content to capture learners attention ,can capture powerpoint presentations ,produce and share videos via YouTube ,educators can  put themselves in a video to make things clearer ,also students can do that .Teachers  can integrate concepts from the theory of Multiple intelligence ,constructivism and use of multimedia to help students construct new knowledge.

Constructivisms means to construct meaning not just to acquire it or learn by hard consist on interaction ,leaner   experiencing things and and learning from them. It is based on the idea that the more often a learner  reflect on a task the more often they have the opportunity to modify and refine their efforts .This makes sense  to me . 
I think that without reflection people will continue to repeat their mistakes.According  to constructivism one can learn himself using  just past experiences and knowledge to a current situation and to have an interpretation on that. A person who has a better understanding or a higher level to that task or process like teachers in our case, can guide them and then they will be able to draw a conclusion by their findings .
The teacher is not anymore a knowledge transmitter .This theory is used to focus on preparing people   to problem solve. Learning is an active process and it is a social activity.That means that it is something we do together in interaction with each other.

In contrast with traditional educators ,whereby knowledge is simply passively transmitted by teachers to students Constructivists learning theory consist on a variety of student –centered teaching methods and techniques . The role of the teacher keeps being essential .As I mentioned teacher is the person who is going to guide them to have the desirable result . How can the teacher do that ?
Creating and bringing the appropriate activities and problem solving cases. I think that this is way  most of the teachers prefers traditional teaching  rather then this way of teaching because they might find it challenging and difficult to adjust and to address activities to their students.

DDD-E model

Now as for DDD-E model I would like to start with quoting 

Stiven Covery  who offered this advice in his book “Seven habits of highly effective people”

"To began with the end in mind means to start with a clear understanding of your destination .

It means to know where you you’re going so that you better understand where you are now so that the steps you take are always in right direction."

It means that you should began by determining the desired outcomes ,how they will be measured ,and then design the learning activity.  

It is somehow what this model suggest .DDD-E MODEL helps us to be effective

In the table below you will find what DDD-E MODEL consists of.

 

Although I think that it might be  helpful to use this model as a guide in "real life" too.In order to achieve what you want you should  set some goals, create a plan  and follow some steps .

Thank you!

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