Psychology is the scientific study of the mind and human behavior. Psychology has influenced the work of teachers by giving its focus on how we students learn.
Behaviorism and constructivism psychology are two particular theories that have influenced schools around the country.
Behaviorism is a psychological theory asserting that all behaviors is shaped by environmental events or conditions such as sounds, words, or people. Behaviorist instructors made up predominately of multiple choice questions to measure to see how well students have learned. Also the instructors give feedback to the students. The student is also expected to practice a specific skill until leaned is successful. After learning the skill the specific skill they will move on to another subject to start the cycle all over.
It reminds me when I started high school here in the United States with the support of my instructor and also classmates I learned to speak English faster then expected. They welcomed me with open arms, and treat me equally like the others. For me this proved that environment has a big influence around how the students will learn and also how fast the can learn.
Constructivism a theory based on research for cognitive psychology, which people learn by constructing their own knowledge through in active learning process rather then simply absorbing knowledge directly from some other source. According to constructivism theory knowledge cannot be transmitted from the instructor to the student, but rather is constructed by the student and after reconstructed as new ideas become available.
My first language being Spanish I had to double work by myself to learn the English language. I would read books out loud each night, and that taught me different words and how to sound out them out. When it was time for me to read out loud I didn’t hesitate because I was confident in myself. Constructivism is a theory I’ve and I believe it is helpful.
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