EDU 04.10 WORKS

EDU 04.10: THEORETICAL BASE OF SOCIAL SCIENCE EDUCATION

SEMINAR

TOPIC: LECTURE METHOD AND STORY TELLING METHOD

·       Lecture method: Teacher explains the matter in simple and understandable manner.  The method is particularly used in the secondary classes and above.

·        Story Telling method:  Story telling is one of the most important methods of teaching social science particularly the history part of this subject, stories of great men and women of the past as well as the present depicting the life ancient stories as well as those related to famous rulers, reformers, writers, saints, discovers and scientists can be presented.

ASSIGNMENT

TOPIC: LEARNING THEORIES- BEHAVIOURIST, COGNITIVE AND CONSTRUCTIVIST

·        Learning theories are an organized set of principles explaining how individual acquire, retain and recall knowledge.  Learning theories are grouped into three basic categories: Behaviourism, Cognitivism, Constructivism.

·        Behaviourism: The term behaviourism was coined by John Watson.  Behaviourism stems from the work of B. F. Skinner and the concept of operant conditioning.  Behaviourist theorists believe that knowledge exists independently and outside of people.  They view the learner as a blank slate who must be provided experience. 

·        Cognitive information processing is used when the learner plays an active role in seeking ways to understand and process information that he or she receives and relate it to what is already known and stored within memory.  Cognitive learning theories are credited to Jean Piaget.

·        Constructivism:  Constructivism theorists believe that learning is a process where individuals construct new idea or concepts based on prior knowledge and or experience.  This theory is used to focus on preparing people to problem solve.

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