EDUC 220 Study Guide - Situated Learning, Positive Interdependence, Minority Group

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Education
• Course: EDUC 220
• Professor: Robin Barrow

Document Summary

Learning sciences: science of learning based on psyc, educ, comp sci, phil, sociology, anthropology, neurosci. Experts have deep conceptual knowledge: have deep understanding that allows them to put knowledge action (not just knowing facts and procedures) Learning is best from your own: actively participate in your own personal construction of knowledge. Schools should create effective learning enviro: so students can reason about real-world probs. Have prior knowledge: if teaching doesn"t begin with what the student already know, the student will learn what it takes to pass the test, but their knowledge and beliefs wont change. Reflection is key to develop deep conceptual knowledge: through writing, conversations, drawings, skitsbut these performance aint enough must analyze their performance/work and progress. Realities and truths of external world direct knowledge construction (cid:215) we reconstruct outside reality by building accurate mental representations like propositional networks, concepts, cause-effect patters, condition-action production rules.