Social Constructivism and Student Learning in Social Studies

Hover, Stephanie van; Hicks, David

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“…Studies in Learning and Teaching https://scie-journal.com/index.php/SiLeT and history, which play important roles in shaping individual interpretations of socially constructed concepts (McKinley, 2015;Van Hover & Hicks, 2017). Piaget believed that to understand knowledge, one must go beyond the product and investigate how it has been created.…”

Section: Presentation Of Theory: Social Constructivismmentioning

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The Potency of Social Constructivism on Classroom Productivity in Universities

Omodan

2022

Stud. Learn. Teach.

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Various indications, including literature, have confirmed that university classrooms are still mostly inactive and undemocratic, dominated by instructors and lecturers. That is, little or no atmosphere is created for the student to be a socially active participant in generating knowledge which appears to have affected their sociality in the university and their lives after their university education. Some university lecturers still use a traditional or a systematic colonized way of teaching. This study responded by proposing unabridged Social Constructivism (SC) to create socially active university students towards becoming productive and active citizens. This was done by answering a general question: How can SC be projected in the university classroom to create active and productive students? This study was located within a transformative paradigm in order to transform students’ inactiveness in the process of generating knowledge. Conceptual analysis was used to design the study. This was done within the principle of thematic analysis by arranging SC's assumptions into themes and making sense of them. The study thus presents that SC possesses the acumen to assist lecturers in ensuring that their classrooms are socially active towards student productivity both in the schools and in the field of work.

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Section: Presentation Of Theory: Social Constructivismmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Potency of Social Constructivism on Classroom Productivity in Universities

Omodan

2022

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“…Classroom settings that foster active learning methods and classroom interactions, such as group work, debates or discussions, can also lead to positive social integration between teachers and students (Hornstra et al, 2018;Hagenauer & Volet, 2014). In American universities around the world, the Anglo-Saxon perspective of learning dominates, where students develop knowledge through an active construction process, not through the passive reception of information, while collaborative learning strategies encourage independent learning, problem-solving and critical thinking (Duman & Yavuz, 2018;Van Hover & Hicks, 2017).…”

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Adapting to transnational education: students’ experiences at an American university in the UAE

Munday

2021

LTHE

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Purpose Despite the increasing number of transnational universities around the world, little attention has been paid to students who attend foreign universities in their own countries and their adjustment to the new learning environment. This study aims to examine some of the adaptations freshmen students have to undergo while studying at an American university in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Design/methodology/approach This study is conducted at an American university in the UAE and involved 152 freshmen students, investigating their challenges to adapting to the university academically and socially. The target respondents were first-year students, typically 18–19 years old men and women of various majors and nationalities who completed high school in the country. Questionnaires were emailed to students; a total of 184 surveys were completed (with prior permission), but only 152 of those fitted the criteria and were used in the study. Findings Findings indicate that although these students study at home, by attending a foreign university many of them rely heavily on the support of peers, especially co-nationals. They require similar academic and emotional support from teachers as many first-year students at university do. Research limitations/implications The findings have limitations as data were collected at a single point in time through surveys. Being a single researcher, the study did not opt for breadth to answer the research questions but aimed to find out freshmen students’ challenges in adapting to the university. Despite the limitations of the study, several issues were raised that can be investigated in future studies. Originality/value The study provided insights into the challenges first-year students face at a transnational university in the UAE. It identifies the support that could be provided by the university to facilitate students’ successful adjustment process to the educational and socio-cultural environment of the university. Although this was small-scale research and cannot be generalized to a larger population, the findings could be transferable to other, similar settings in transnational universities in the region. Findings might be compared and contrasted to other, related cases, as the structural aspects could be noticed in similar cases or situations.

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“…Inspired by Vygotsky in 1968, social constructivism is an extension of cognitive constructivism where knowledge is not only constructed by oneself but also through various interactions with others in a collaborative learning environment provided by a teacher through planned learning opportunities and reflections (Van Hover and Hicks, 2017). The core concept of social constructivism is the “Zone of Proximal Development” and “scaffolding” (Bower, 2017).…”

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Factors contributing to Gen Z's deep learning: investigating undergraduates' course experience in Malaysian private higher education institutions

Thien

Leong

Por

2021

JARHE

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PurposeThis study aims to examine the relationship between undergraduates' course experience and their deep learning approach and to identify areas of improvement to facilitate students' deep learning in the private higher education context.Design/methodology/approachData were collected from 844 Malaysian undergraduate students who studied in six private higher education institutions (HEIs) in Penang and Selangor. This study used partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) for data analysis.FindingsThe findings revealed that good teaching and appropriate assessment have no significant relationship with deep learning. Generic skills, clear goals and standards, appropriate workload and emphasis on independence are positively related to deep learning. Generic skills and emphasis on independence are two domains that deserve attention to enhance deep learning among undergraduates.Practical implicationsLecturers need to focus on to the cultivation of generic skills to facilitate students' deep learning. Student autonomy and student-centred teaching approaches should be empowered and prioritised in teaching and learning.Originality/valueThe current study has its originality in providing empirical findings to inform the significant relationship between dimensions of course experience and deep learning in Malaysian private HEIs. Besides, it also identifies the areas of improvement concerning teaching and learning at the private HEIs using importance-performance matrix analysis (IPMA) in a non-Western context.

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Social Constructivism and Student Learning in Social Studies

Cited by 24 publications

References 39 publications

The Potency of Social Constructivism on Classroom Productivity in Universities

The Potency of Social Constructivism on Classroom Productivity in Universities

Adapting to transnational education: students’ experiences at an American university in the UAE

Factors contributing to Gen Z's deep learning: investigating undergraduates' course experience in Malaysian private higher education institutions

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