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Cognitive and Social Constructivism
Constructivist Perspectives
Constructivist Perpectives & Teaching for Transfer
Problem Solving
Creative Problem Solving & Critical Thinking
100
Emphasizes the role of the learner in building their own understanding
What is Constructivism
100
Where each student or group is responsible for a specific set of information and they teach the rest of the class
What is Jigsaw Classroom
100
A relationship in which a less experienced learner acquires knowledge and skills with guidance from an expert.
What is Cognitive Apprenticeship
100
General strategy that might lead to correct solution
What is Heuristic
100
Tendency to respond in most familiar way
What is Response Set
200
Social context in which ideas are judged to be useful or true
What is Community of Practice
200
Approach in which the teacher presents the students with a problem they must solve with their own devices
What is Inquiry Learning
200
A philosophy about how to relate to others, to learn and work
What is Collaboration
200
Heuristic where goal is divided into sub goals
What is Means-end Analysis
200
Ability to produce original work that’s still appropriate
What is Creativity
300
Skills and knowledge are tied to the situation in which they were learned and difficult to apply elsewhere
What is Situated Learning
300
Methods that provide students with realistic problems that don’t necessarily have “right” answers
What is Problem Based Learning
300
Way of working with others to obtain a shared goal
What is Cooperation
300
Heuristic where one starts with goal and moves backwards to solve problem
What is Working-backward Strategy
300
Coming up with more than one solution to a problem
What is Divergent Thinking
400
Aspect of learning process that relies on collaboration of others and respect for different perspectives
What is Social Negotiation
400
Students work in pairs of triads to ask an answer questions about the lesson material
What is Reciprocal Questioning
400
Conscious application of abstract knowledge to new situation
What is High Road Transfer
400
Heuristic where one limits search for solution and situations that are similar to one at hand
What is Analogical Thinking
400
Coming up with only one solution to a problem
What is Convergent Thinking
500
A type of problem based learning that uses a complex, interesting situation as an anchor for learning
What is Anchored Instruction
500
Comes naturally- automatic
What is Low Road Transfer
500
Inability to use objects or tools in new way
What is Functional Fixedness
500
Evaluating conclusions by logically and systematically examining the problem, the evidence, and the solution
What is Critical Thinking