Learning Through Children's Eyes: Social Constructivism and the Desire to Learn (Psychology in the Classroom, 12)

Proposes a vision of the ways learning experiences are transformed when teachers see learning through children's eyes. Discusses theoretical links between children's knowledge construction and intrinsic motivations for learning, strategies to access students' perspectives, and more. Softcover. Learning Through Children’s Eyes......Page 1 1 - Understanding Social Constructivism as a Basis for Meaningful Learning and Intrinsic Motivation......Page 13 2 - Accessing Students' Thinking and Deepening Understandings of Social Constructivism......Page 30 3 - Envisioning Classroom Practices That Flow From a Social Constructivist Stance......Page 61 4 - Considering Possibilities and Challenges of Seeing Learning Through Children‘s Eyes......Page 80 Final Review......Page 91 Annotation This Division 15 series, "Psychology in the Classroom", is geared toward elementary, middle, and high school teachers. This series encourages teachers to base daily classroom practices on sound principles derived from the latest educational psychology research. The series bridges the gap between theory and practice, with each book including real-life case illustrations, sample classroom activities, self-study questions, and suggested readings This text shows how to create a classroom in which children are intrinsically motivated to learn. It focuses on the success of teachers who approach education through a "social constructivist" perspective and offers discussion questions, case studies and activities to demonstrate their approach. Penny Oldfather And Jane West With Jennifer White And Jill Wilmarth. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 117-124)