EDUC 1F95 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Canadian Identity, Cognitive Psychology, Critical Thinking

• School: Brock University
• Department: Education
• Course: EDUC 1F95
• Professor: Trevor Norris

Document Summary

150 years ago in quebec same but french id and language. B(cid:396)ought g(cid:396)eate(cid:396) ue(cid:396)ge(cid:374)(cid:272)(cid:455) to the (cid:395)uestio(cid:374) a(cid:271)out edu(cid:272)ati(cid:374)g fo(cid:396) a (cid:272)a(cid:374)adia(cid:374) ide(cid:374)tit(cid:455) The metaphors we use say a great deal about implict assumptions about teaching and learning. The languagae of teaching and learning is rich in metaphor. Teaching that material to the class was like pulling teeth! Toda(cid:455)"s lesso(cid:374) (cid:271)uilt (cid:374)i(cid:272)el(cid:455) o(cid:374) (cid:449)hat (cid:449)e said (cid:455)este(cid:396)da(cid:455) Must inform a general vocabulary about education that any complement speaker of language can recognize. Must be extended to the way educators talk about the various aspects of educating. Teaching as building/constructing: main purpose of education is for the learner to sytematically acquire a body of basic knowledge. Stiuates the teacher at the centre of the learning experience. Master systematic body of factual and practical knowledge about the world. Learning is a psychological process in which individuals can construct accurate mental represenations of the natural and social world.