Developing a Constructivist Model for Effective Physics Learning


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Aina, Jacob Kola

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4

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The paper considered developing a constructivist model for effective physics teaching. The model is imperative because of the increasing difficulty in learning physics and the resulting poor academic performance in the subject. The paper reviewed two types of constructivism which are the social and cognitive constructivism. Highlights of correlations between the constructivist learning and the authentic learning were revealed. To applying the model to physics learning, it was argued that constructivist teachers should give serious attention to the prior knowledge of the students. This will determine the mode of teacher instruction. The teacher content knowledge and pedagogical knowledge are central to excellent teaching. The paper concludes that physics teacher should promote student interactions and respect student ideas: being the kernel of the constructivist learning. by Aina, Jacob Kola"Developing a Constructivist Model for Effective Physics Learning" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-1 | Issue-4 , June 2017, URL: http://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd85.pdf Paper URL: http://www.ijtsrd.com/other-scientific-research-area/physics/85/developing-a-constructivist-model-for-effective-physics-learning/aina-jacob-kola

Keyword :

constructivism, constructivist teacher, social interaction, conception
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