{"content":{"sharePage":{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"34516202","dateCreated":"1298089642","smartDate":"Feb 18, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"crystalgremillion","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/crystalgremillion","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/klam-emeralds.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/34516202"},"dateDigested":1532763020,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Constructivism","description":"Define Constructivism in your own words. What life experiences have contributed to your personal construction of knowledge about a topic or issue? What was your process of learning?","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"34561552","body":"constructivism is the theory that you build your knowledge through your experiences. It places the student in an active role much like the exploration section of a 5-E lesson plan where the students build their knowledge through their observations and experiences. The most basic example of how this would work is when you are learning the importance of good moral conduct. As a kid I was told to be good and behave properly but I only understood the importance of being a good person when I saw how nice other people were treated for having good moral conduct. So through my experiences of watching how people were treated for having a good moral conduct, I was able to CONSTRUCT my personal knowledge on the importance of good moral conduct.","dateCreated":"1298255787","smartDate":"Feb 20, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"HalaSiddiqui","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/HalaSiddiqui","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"34564568","body":"The theory that suggests knowledge is developed through interactions and experiences in life. This immediately makes me think of the pendulum assignment in class last week. In groups, we tested the dependence of period on different variables such as mass and string length. I have taken physics (and forgotten much of it), so I thought I predicted the outcome of each trial of the experiment. My learning process was theory--> applications. I learned facts about pendulums in physics class, I ran experiments on the pendulums and finally understood the pendulum problem after reflecting on the data.","dateCreated":"1298261273","smartDate":"Feb 20, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"Caseyb.crittenden","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/Caseyb.crittenden","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1296425910\/Caseyb.crittenden-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"34567972","body":"Constructivism is a theory that states, a learner builds or constructs his or her knowledge based on their experiences and their interactions with other people. Having group studies before an exam was one of the best and the most effective way I learnt organic chemistry. This is a good example of socially constructing knowledge. During these group studies my friends and I would teach one another about topics we understood the most. Explaining a topic to others helps me remember and understand better it, because I relate the content to many other things when I teach others than I do when learning it by myself.","dateCreated":"1298273034","smartDate":"Feb 20, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"Ebbybaby","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/Ebbybaby","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"34575366","body":"Constructivism is similar to information-processing theories. Learning is a process of internal work that happens as people absorb new experiences and new observations. However, this theory is divided into two branches. One is individual constructivism and the other is social constructivism. Individual constructivism is strongly influenced by Piaget, while social constructivism is influenced by Vygotsky. All my life teachers have played a vital role in my learning. One of the most important things in math that I learned is the unit circle. With the guidance and the instruction from my teacher, I was able to understand trigonometry. I learned it by first knowing the basics steps. Then apply that to real life problems like displacement and location of objects. When I can relate it to real life is when I can fully comprehend the topic.","dateCreated":"1298300329","smartDate":"Feb 21, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"TuyenN","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/TuyenN","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"34672178","body":"Tuyen I agree with what you said our understanding gets better when we can relate to it, by applying in a real life setting. I always feel like there is something missing when I learn a new concept, until I apply it to an real life situation. It's like the last piece of puzzle.","dateCreated":"1298426850","smartDate":"Feb 22, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"Ebbybaby","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/Ebbybaby","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"34677152","body":"Ebby
\nI agree with what you said about socially constructing knowledge and can completly agree with your group study example. How by interacting with others can help us construct our knowlegde a lot easier and remember it a lot better","dateCreated":"1298431633","smartDate":"Feb 22, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"HalaSiddiqui","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/HalaSiddiqui","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"34678724","body":"I like what your saying, Ebby, about group projects or studying. I always helps to have other people around, that might help you look at a problem in a different way then your able to. This is definitely changing your environment and learning from it as well","dateCreated":"1298434040","smartDate":"Feb 22, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"admiller2","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/admiller2","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"34681120","body":"Tuyen,
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\nI agree with what you're saying regarding social constructivism. Also, I would like to add that with non-personal MKOs, it is very difficult to address student learning problems on an individual basis. Both methods teach the same material, but because of the attention to detail, social constructivism is favorable.","dateCreated":"1298439242","smartDate":"Feb 22, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"Caseyb.crittenden","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/Caseyb.crittenden","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1296425910\/Caseyb.crittenden-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"34693664","body":"Eddy,
\nGroup learning is how I deepen my understanding of certain topics also. For example, in biology, I had a lab partner; he helped me through biology since I had a hard time in that class.","dateCreated":"1298469435","smartDate":"Feb 23, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"TuyenN","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/TuyenN","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"34516080","dateCreated":"1298089301","smartDate":"Feb 18, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"crystalgremillion","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/crystalgremillion","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/klam-emeralds.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/34516080"},"dateDigested":1532763021,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Piaget & Vygotsky","description":"Describe 1 similarity and 1 difference between Piaget\u2019s and Vygotsky\u2019s views about how children\/people learn.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"34559364","body":"Both Piaget and Vygotsky suggest that children learn through their experiences or interaction with the enviornment. However, Vygotsky focuses more on the role of the teacher in learning. While Piaget focuses on the stages of development, Vygotsky focuses on teachers role in children's learning. He argues that learning proceeds development.","dateCreated":"1298252212","smartDate":"Feb 20, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"HalaSiddiqui","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/HalaSiddiqui","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"34563022","body":"Both Piaget and Vygotsky agree that learning happens as we interact in our environment. They believe that learning is a response when confronted by difficult problems. However, Piaget places more focus on the individual states of one's cognitive abilities. Vygotsky believes that one's interaction with teachers and society is more important. Vygotsky's theory is more in-line with most modern theories of cognitive development. Furthermore, it is more relevant to educators because it shows the impact that teachers can have on a student's development.","dateCreated":"1298258552","smartDate":"Feb 20, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"Caseyb.crittenden","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/Caseyb.crittenden","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1296425910\/Caseyb.crittenden-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"34569436","body":"Paiget believes that development precedes learning. To him learning occurs when,our mind either assimilates new information into our pre developed schema or adapts to new skills in response to facing situations our mental schema cannot easily process.
\nVygotsky believes that learning precedes development. Our present state of development is enriched when challenged with new task that is out of reach at are present abilities.
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\nThe similarites i finf in them are that the both believe that learning happens by interacting with the environment.","dateCreated":"1298280977","smartDate":"Feb 21, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"Ebbybaby","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/Ebbybaby","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"34573452","body":"Both Vygotsky and Piaget believe that cognitive development is influenced by the environment. However, Piaget think that it it is how the brain process information that it obtain from the environment that lead to learning. On the other hand, Vygotsky think that learning depends on the proper instruction that happens in the ZPD.","dateCreated":"1298296967","smartDate":"Feb 21, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"TuyenN","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/TuyenN","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"34678406","body":"One major difference between Piaget's and Vygotsky's theories is that they are opposites of each other. Vygotsky thought that you learn and then development follows as a result of that 1st learning. Piaget however, had a theory based on the development, for example the stages, and because of this 1st development you could then learn something. In each stage for example, you develop a little more each time, and then are able to learn with your newly matured brain function. You aren't supposed to be able to learn certain things until your biology is ready for it.","dateCreated":"1298433493","smartDate":"Feb 22, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"admiller2","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/admiller2","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"34678548","body":"I agree with you casey, when you say that vygotsky's theories about social learning have a greater role in the classroom for students and teachers. This theory really tells us that the teacher needs to be there to bridge that gap( or the ZPD) in order for learning to take place in a meaningful way.","dateCreated":"1298433716","smartDate":"Feb 22, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"admiller2","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/admiller2","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"34691468","body":"I totally disagree with Piaget's theory. Amanda like you said Piaget's theory says, "You aren't supposed to be able to learn certain things until your biology is ready for it." Schools in places like Moscow train their students to add and subtract. They are also introduced to Algebra in the later part. According to him kindergarden students are not capable to do these things.","dateCreated":"1298467254","smartDate":"Feb 23, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"Ebbybaby","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/Ebbybaby","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"34515944","dateCreated":"1298088975","smartDate":"Feb 18, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"crystalgremillion","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/crystalgremillion","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/klam-emeralds.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/34515944"},"dateDigested":1532763022,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Vygotsky videos","description":"How is social interaction related to learning? What is MKO and ZPD? Provide an example in math or science for when a student is supported within his\/her ZPD. How does a teacher know if he\/she is teaching within the children's ZPD? Are all teachers MKOs? Can people not learn in isolation? (Address at least half of these questions)","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"34561066","body":"According to Vygotsky, social interaction is required for full cognitive development. I would argue that in order for a child to learn, that child must have full cognitive development. Therefore social interaction is related to learning through the idea of cognitive development.
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\nMKO is a source of instruction, someone or something that has a higher knowledge\/experience base. All teachers are MKOs since they are suppose to have a higher knowledge base on the topic at hand then the student. However, all MKOs dont have to be teachers, it can even be a computer.
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\nZPD is the gap between our current knowledge and the knowledge that we can accomplish through help from the MKO. An example of a student within their ZPD in math would be a student with knowledge of addition learning how to multiply with the help of his\/her teacher.
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\nDespite the major role of the MKO in student learning, students can indeed learn in isolation. The main reason for this is that the MKO does not have to be a person, it can be a textbook or a computer. Thus it is possible for a student to independently learn. However, I would argue that it is not possible for a student to learn without an MKO.","dateCreated":"1298254883","smartDate":"Feb 20, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"HalaSiddiqui","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/HalaSiddiqui","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"34563808","body":"Vygotsky suggests that social interaction is crucial for one's cognitive development. From experience and observation, I would note that children associate themselves with people who they can associate with. They're likely to have similar interests and problems. It is emotionally important for children to be around peers as well as intellectually.
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\nAn MKO refers to a 'more knowledgeable other.' This can be anyone or anything with a deeper understanding of a given subject or concept such as a teacher, coach, older student or adult, and technology. However, not all teachers are MKOs. Unless I am over thinking this question, a music teacher may not be more knowledgeable than their student in math and are thus not an MKO for math.
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\nA ZPD, as stated by Vygotsky is the zone of proximal development. It is basically a measure of the amount of potential knowledge a student can possess within a given time. For example, a college student in their 1st week of calculus 1 has a 1 semester ZPD before they will be capable of understanding calculus 1.","dateCreated":"1298259815","smartDate":"Feb 20, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"Caseyb.crittenden","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/Caseyb.crittenden","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1296425910\/Caseyb.crittenden-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"34564100","body":"Oops, I accidentally submitted the last on too early, here is the missing piece.
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\nStudents in a math and science class can be supported within their ZPD by having their desks arranged in a group formation. Students can take turns in their groups teaching one another to promote social learning. An example of a student in their ZPD is a student who has just been evaluated with a summative assessment over differentiation to begin learning about integration.","dateCreated":"1298260381","smartDate":"Feb 20, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"Caseyb.crittenden","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/Caseyb.crittenden","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1296425910\/Caseyb.crittenden-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"34570088","body":" Social interaction is required for a full cognitive development. Interacting with the people helps people to help each other in concepts that cannot be processed on their own.
\nMore knowledgeable other(MKO)is referred to as someone or something that is more skilled and knowledgeable like teachers, books or computers that can help a learner to learn. ZPD is Vygotsky\u2019s term for the range of task that is too difficult for the child to master alone but it can be learnt with guidance and assistance.
\nAllowing the students to have group projects for certain topics and a presentation that goes with it, is an example in math or science for when a student is supported within his\/her ZPD.
\nA teacher is teaching within the children's ZPD if the task given requires assistance from a more knowledgeable person or thing.","dateCreated":"1298285020","smartDate":"Feb 21, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"Ebbybaby","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/Ebbybaby","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"34573284","body":"To Vygotsky, social interaction is strongly connected to cognitive development. In other words, learning is heavily influenced by social experience. There are two key terms in this theory: MKO and ZPD. The MKO or more knowledgeable other refers to someone who is more acknowledged than the learner in relate to a specific tasks or subject. ZPD or zone of proximal development is refers to the setting which learning takes place. This zone is a range of cognitive tasks that the learner cannot yet perform alone but can learn to perform with instruction of MKO. This can be demonstrated through how children learn math. They wouldn't know how to divide without the instruction and guidance from their teacher.","dateCreated":"1298296667","smartDate":"Feb 21, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"TuyenN","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/TuyenN","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"34677390","body":"Casey
\nI completely agree with you. I like how you described ZPD with respect to calculus. It really helped me see ZPD in a different way and furthered my understanding. I LEARNED !!","dateCreated":"1298431969","smartDate":"Feb 22, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"HalaSiddiqui","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/HalaSiddiqui","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"34681010","body":"Hala,
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\nI liked what you were saying with regards to social development. However, I as you to think about the psychological and educational implications of social development. Social children are generally happy children. Isn't a happy student ideal for a classroom (and everywhere for that matter)? This idea can also be applied to the work force, but that's a conversation for a different day.","dateCreated":"1298439002","smartDate":"Feb 22, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"Caseyb.crittenden","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/Caseyb.crittenden","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1296425910\/Caseyb.crittenden-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"34693894","body":"Hala,
\nI'm 100% agree with you about learning in isolation. Most of the time, I find the professors are not that helpful and I would have to teach myself. Though it might be more difficult that way.","dateCreated":"1298469637","smartDate":"Feb 23, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"TuyenN","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/TuyenN","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]}],"more":false},"comments":[]},"http":{"code":200,"status":"OK"},"redirectUrl":null,"javascript":null,"notices":{"warning":[],"error":[],"info":[],"success":[]}}