When people are talking to me, I feel as though I think and picture things sort of similarly to Fish. For example, if someone is talking about their hometown or their house, I tend to associate their descriptions with my hometown or house, the things I know. Although there are slight variations, when people are talking to me, I generally start off with an image of something I know and adjust it to their description. I'm sure what I am picturing is not exactly what the speaker is intending, however, it is what I know and is a basis used for what they are talking about. I feel that, in general, we have the same concept or idea in our minds, just variations of the same overall idea. For the most part, I don't think what I am picturing or thinking in my head when talking to other people is so different or incorrect that it conflicts with the overall message or idea. It is just simply a variation or adaptation based on my knowledge and what I know.
I think this is a great example of Cobb's idea of knowledge construction. People build off of what they know and apply new concepts to these ideas concrete ideas to help them learn and apply new ideas and meanings.
Constructivism is theory of knowledge and experiences. Students are better able to understand if they construct by themselves. For instance, students are working together to solve problems. Teacher as a facilitator not as a supervisor. I think group discussion plays big part in Constructivism theory. For me, I also learn better when I discuss with my peers in my classroom. This helps me understand the materials better. I think this is a great way to learn.
ReplyDeleteHi Ashley I agree with what you are saying and can highly relate to it. When I am reading something or talking to someone I always relate it to my life and have visual links in my head pertaining to it. I find if I visualize and relate things I talk to people about I have more of a recollection of the conversation with them and am able to find more of a connection with them. I find when I have a hard time making connections in the conversations I have I tend to zone out and not really listen to them.
DeleteI think this is a great example of Cobb's idea of knowledge construction. "People build off of what they know and apply new concepts to these ideas concrete ideas to help them learn and apply new ideas and meanings". This happens to me all the time especially when I'm doing a math problem. I think this is great way to learn sometimes. It really helps me sometimes.
ReplyDeleteI also agree with Laura, it is easier to learn new things when we fit it into our schema that already exists concerning that topic. Ashley, it seems that you are doing just that when you would compare and contrast someone else's hometown to your own, when it is being described to you. It is a simultaneous process of listening and processing that allows you to cement that new information into your schema. New knowledge is not thrown into a dark void, but rather our minds have to accomodate it with what we already know.
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