First and foremost, Piaget's developmental learning and constructivism is based around individual learner's discovery. ... Piaget did not believe social interaction was the only method in learners constructing new knowledge. ... Group work enables learners personal constructivism and discovery (Marek, 2011). Piaget's developmental theory and constructivism is based upon learners discovery (Powell & Kalina, 2009). ... Meaningful knowledge relates to Piaget's theory of learners constructing building blocks of learning, which is foundational to furthering a learner's know...

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Many advocate that education should be free so all children have the ability to build their skills and grow their knowledge base. ... The education of the millions who are illiterate can lead to new discoveries, but millions of smart young minds are simply disregarded and these potentially life saving ideas go unrecognized. ... After gaining a slight degree of knowledge, Suma realized that she should be in school. ... She repetitively says "afraid" to show how the possession of knowledge could give a person power. ... Forney's argument lacks sufficient evidence as he speaks fro...

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As like bread there are many different kinds of students and they all constructed from different beliefs, attitudes and knowledge. ... I need to provide the knowledge and experiences for the children so that they can mould and blend into the person they will ultimately become. ... Similar to a baker, I must correctly provide the right mixture for a desired result, that being fun and exciting lessons which allow students the opportunity to construct their own meaning from discoveries made in class. ... Allowing students to make discoveries and construct their own meaning from information foun...

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Once children begin pre-school, learning is achieved through the involvement of age appropriate activities such as play, creative and hands-on approaches, inquiry, and discovery. Each child brings with him/her their individual experiences, which allows future knowledge to be built upon past encounters. ... Positive feedback from teachers is vital to increase the likelihood that language knowledge is expanded, and children should always be encouraged and supported to communicate their ideas. ... Speech involves thinking, knowledge and skills. ... Before students become competent in read...

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Gwirayi (2010), sees education as the transmission of societal culture and the formal imparting of knowledge and skills. ... O'Hear (1985:16), also observes, "knowledge is like a ship on which we afloat, which we can therefore change only plank-by-plank. ... In order to install this sense in the teaching and learning and teaching process, both the teacher and leaner are to see themselves as partners in the discovery and extension of knowledge. ...

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It plays a major role in today's academic society with substantial communication and knowledge transformation activities ongoing. ... The rich literature, scientific discoveries, space exploration, and geological exploration are just some of the most distinguished human endeavors that have been undertaken over time. ... Science is part of the human advantage because it provides solutions to deadly illnesses, environmental discoveries, transportation technologies, and communication technologies. ... Technology in regards computers, is more advantageous because it can be changed or adapted ...

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Many objects offer opportunities for children's discovery and learning. ... As children grow, adults become guides for the children to construct their knowledge further, sort of like models. ... As children engage in purposeful play, they gain competency in social, affective, attitudinal, and behavioral skills along with subject content knowledge. ...

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Donald Murray see the process as "discovery through language(Murray.)" ... These advantages include: the role of the instructor being transferred from that of a utensil to a mentor, the teacher gaining a more clear knowledge of students problems, and becoming a better instructor overall. ... Process emphasis allows writing instructors to make their presence and knowledge available to students. ...

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This discovery led to further examination, not of the cognitive skills of the children, but of the manner in which they were being taught. ... The same publication lends its knowledge to my political allegations behind Dewey's theoretical discoveries. ...

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This discovery that we would be punished for questioning Mrs. ... We were never forced to memorize static information, and our intelligence was never quantified through our ability to "be filled" with the teachers knowledge through testing. ... It is oppressive in that it limits the student's ability to engage and relate to the world around them, which in turn inhibits the student's ability to truly acquire knowledge. ...

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Introduction Somewhere between Vygotsky and Piaget; somewhere between Newton determining the laws of the universe alone with his apple tree, and Andrew Wiles proving Fermat's last theorem with the aid of his colleagues around the world; somewhere between learning the 3Rs by rote under a strict schoolmaster beating down the slightest whisper, and the neo-pragmatist's "knowledge is conversation" ideal mathematics lesson of total discourse; somewhere between these opposite ends of their various spectra lies the true role of language and conversation in the mathematics class. ... Biggs ...

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In some aspects this can be effective only if the students have a basic understanding and the fore knowledge of how to solve the problem. ... When this style is used, the students feel as though they are at least a part of the discovery process and it gives them a sense of ownership of the final plan. ... This approach is best used when you have students with a conglomeration of experiences, knowledge, motivations, and maturity. ...

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This call creates a demand that higher standards for students be set, that stricter grading should be used to show accomplishment, evaluations should focus on knowledge and mastery, and it creates the need for students to take charge of their studies. ... This approach poses the largest challenge to reform because it questions traditional concepts of teaching (Mehlinger, 75) by advocating "discovery learning" (Hirsch, 129). ...

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