Student-centered learning: lessons learned from constructivism
By Chelsea Winte
EDI 15A Psychology Perspective: Teaching & Learning
School of Education
Long Island University, C. W. Post
March 25, 2009
Today we learned about constructivism. This theory focuses on the fact that people learn individually and everyone creates their own interpretation of ideas. I am especially interested in the fact that it is a student-based theory. Rather than teaching to a whole-group of students, according to this theory teachers need to get to know their students and teach to the individuals in the class. Music teachers sometimes forget that ensembles are about the students and just a group of instrumentalists.
One of my education teachers shared a story about how after a school concert, the teacher who conducted the ensemble was digging for compliments on how wonderful she did as a conductor. This teacher forgot the fact that concerts are for the students, not the teachers, and students need to be the main attraction of the show.
Music education, or any education, should be student-centered. The point of being a teacher is to pass knowledge on to others so that they can then enjoy it for themselves and pass it on to others. If the teacher becomes too wrapped up in him/herself, the learning will stop and the student will not really be receiving an education. I wish that more teachers adopted student-based learning theories so that students can really get the most out of their education.
Long Island University, C. W. Post
March 25, 2009
Today we learned about constructivism. This theory focuses on the fact that people learn individually and everyone creates their own interpretation of ideas. I am especially interested in the fact that it is a student-based theory. Rather than teaching to a whole-group of students, according to this theory teachers need to get to know their students and teach to the individuals in the class. Music teachers sometimes forget that ensembles are about the students and just a group of instrumentalists.
One of my education teachers shared a story about how after a school concert, the teacher who conducted the ensemble was digging for compliments on how wonderful she did as a conductor. This teacher forgot the fact that concerts are for the students, not the teachers, and students need to be the main attraction of the show.
Music education, or any education, should be student-centered. The point of being a teacher is to pass knowledge on to others so that they can then enjoy it for themselves and pass it on to others. If the teacher becomes too wrapped up in him/herself, the learning will stop and the student will not really be receiving an education. I wish that more teachers adopted student-based learning theories so that students can really get the most out of their education.
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