After reading this article, I realized what behaviourism, cognitivism, or constructivism is. Internal cognitivism is the most difficult to understand among these three, so I have looked up some information online to help me know what it means.
Here is a description of my own learning experience with constructivism. For example, I struggled with math and often felt confused and frustrated, significantly when solving complex problems. So, I decided to adopt the following strategies to overcome his learning challenges: First exploratory learning: I started to explore math problems through my efforts. Instead of relying solely on textbook answers, I found ways to solve problems through my thinking and practice. I also experimented with different strategies and techniques to gradually improve my math skills through trial and error and reflection.
Second Cooperative learning: I began to understand that communication and cooperation with others is the key to more effective learning. So I took the initiative to seek out other students interested in mathematics, discuss problems, and share ideas and solution strategies with them. Through cooperative learning with my classmates, I gain new insights and perspectives from the experiences of others and can motivate and support each other. This is an example of constructivist learning in my life.
Behaviourists, cognitivism, and constructivists have different ways of learning. For example, behaviourists focus on reinforcement and punishment, favouring mechanistic knowledge. Cognitivists focus on guided learning. Constructivism focuses on self-directed and cooperative learning. Based on this reading, my current learning style is biased towards a constructivist learning style, thinking that most of my classes are online and require group work and self-directed learning to complete. Also, constructivism is a good learning model I like a lot.
Hey Zhenshang! Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts on learning theories and how they relate to your own experiences with math. I found it really interesting how you mentioned using trial and error as a way to learn, which is definitely a key component of behaviourism. Combining different learning theories could definitely be a beneficial approach to take to create a more well-rounded learning experience for yourself!
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Thank you so much for the advice and the reminder! Your mention of linking ideas to reading material and providing appropriate references is very important to strengthen the credibility of the argument and ensure that plagiarism is avoided. I will keep this advice in mind and take care to cite appropriate references to support my points in future discussions and writing.
Hi Zhenshang, I really liked how you described how you used different learning styles in the past and found which one worked best for you. I was wondering if you ever had a time where your preferred learning style, constructivist learning, did not work well for you? Whether that be because of a specific class or topic that did not work with that style of learning.
For me my preferred method is also constructivist learning. However, in grade 12 when I was in statistics class I found that the cognitivist learning style was more beneficial and I was able to enjoy the class more because of it.
Hello! Thank you for liking my answer. Regarding your question, I did have a period of time where the constructivist learning style did not fit my situation. This was mainly because I had taken a very theory and concept intensive course that required a lot of personal research and deep thinking. In this case, I found that the cognitivist learning style was a better fit for me.
Thanks for the reflection. You have given a lot about your own experience which is very informative. I think the definition of behaviourism, in my opinion, should be a success through repetitive learning and mechanical practice. This would be very useful in learning music such as piano. This kind of movement, which requires relying on muscle memory, is very dependent on repetitive training.
Constructivism relies on self-directed learning, which in my opinion very much requires a lot of personal self-control, and I’m sure you can do it well! But in reality, I see constructivism as more of an internship-like model, where success and learning experiences are gained through practice. There are some differences from what you describe, but in general, my view is only a small part of constructivism. Thank you for your blog, it has been a great benefit to me.
Thank you very much for your acknowledgement and feedback on my response. You mentioned the application of behaviorism in areas that require mechanical practice and repetitive training such as learning music. This is indeed an important aspect of behaviorism, and repetitive practice and habit development can be very helpful in improving skills and efficiency