Learning According To Jean Piaget's Theory Of Learning

Evidence of learning The contemporary view of learning is that people construct new knowledge and understanding based on what they already know and believe. According to Jean Piaget’s theory of cognitive constructivism- humans cannot be given information which they immediately understand and use. Instead humans must ‘construct’ their own knowledge. For example, for a student to learn multiplication ,he/she needs to have a good idea of addition and grouping objects. Here, a new knowledge of multiplication is constructed from/on the existing knowledge of repeated addition. Learning happens when you make connections with the outside world. With reference to the above mentioned example, learning happens when the child goes to a shop and buys

Students who are fearful, anxious, depressed or distracted cannot focus to process information. Positive emotions – feelings of confidence and willingness to exert effort- can help students to think, perform a learning task, and process new knowledge. (‘How People Learn’) There are many active teaching strategies and learning activities that can be effectively used in a classroom. Active learning provide students with an opportunity to learn how to research, and work on their own and as a team, all of which would contribute significantly to comprehension and retention.[Sunitha Sara Alex Reflection on teaching today and tomorrow].Depending on the individual differences and multiple intelligences that a student possess, the effect of a particular strategy on each student varies. Here are a few of the strategies that I feel have a positive impact on the

Some learn by speaking, some by writing, others by drawing or building. I think playing games is an effective method to reinforce knowledge. For eg. in ‘Snake and Ladder’, players roll a dice and perform basic mathematical operations on those numbers to get a new number. I feel Rotation Questioning is another effective technique where the last student speaking calls on the next student to be the speaker. Rote Learning where the students are made to recall over and again and memorize have a major effect on students while learning multiplication tables and formulas. Think, Pair, Share is a widely accepted active learning strategy wherein the teacher gives a particular task and asks the students to find a solution on their own, then discuss it with their partner and then share the results with the rest of the class. I think Graphic Organizers of important facts and concepts have a long lasting effect on the learners. Group Work gives every student the chance to speak, to share ideas and information and to develop the skill of working with others. I believe Practical Activities like going for shopping and generating bills will have a great impact on students. Teaching with Real life models and examples have a great effect on the students. For eg. teacher can use pizzas to explain fractions. Teaching should be done in an interesting manner so as to generate curiosity