1. Rodriguez and Freire
Cognitivist/constructivist approach (Mental discipline theory of the 19th century) Behaviourist Learning Theories Research on learning theories impacted how math was (and is) taught. ... Thorndike Theory of stimulus response replaced mental discipline. ... Cognitive Theory Constructivist theory is an addition to the cognitive theory. ... Implications Dienes' theory, like Piaget's emphasized the importance of an active learning environment where children are actively involved or engaged with concrete mathematical representations. ... Rigor Different axiomatic systems...
Classroom Management Classroom management is important, especially for beginner teachers, because it helps make those first few years of teaching easier when there is an effective classroom management system in place. ... Basically, a great classroom management system means a happier teaching experience. In an ineffective, poorly-managed classroom, trouble becomes the norm as students are able to get away with all sorts of misbehaviors as the teacher does not have an effective classroom management system in place. ... Having this type classroom requires a great deal of effort in the creation...
The sociology of education, according to Reid could be defined as, "It approaches education at a level of abstraction which is essentially concerned with the social institutions of education, from peer groups through classes and schools to the system of education, with institutional composition, structures, procedures, ideologies and functioning (workings and outcomes) and with inter-relationships between education and other institutions." (1986, p.23) Thus, from the definitions, it is apparent that sociology of education is more concerned with "people" and "society" rat...