The branch of philosophy concerned with the nature of
knowledge and understanding their foundations, assumptions and validity defines
Epistemology in chapter 6. This field of study focuses on what is know and
learned and the origin were knowledge is acquired. If I understand it right
epistemology consist of two perspectives, the knowledge that exits
independently of the individual (positivism) and that knowledge is not absolute
but yet constructed by the learner (relativism). Methods are the various ways
of using a process to accomplish a given result in respects of learning what is
trying to be taught. Theories are somewhat the same with various ways but there
is no process that is involved in learning just the use of an idea to build
upon and gain knowledge through self construction not from a designed
instruction.
Knowledge that offers an explanation to how we come to “know” is very context sensitive, meaning that different things in different context dependents on that individual’s perspective and this approach in knowing describe a contextualist epistemology. Different situations create different values semantically resulting in one different view from another. Contextualist epistemology is similar to relativist but differs from positivist because it is base upon theories which follows the search for the truth with the construction of knowledge. The behaviorist principles to instruct the absolute truth and whether it’s understood or not, it will always be true and the social constructivism is derived from a collaboration of learners working together in an environment that enable and support individual construction of learning.
The different approaches that both behaviorist and constructivist have in problem-solving are those of instructional and constructional based. The behaviorist problem-solving approach relies on the a proven instructional method that gives steps in producing only one correct answer which takes away from self-thinking when solving the problem. To focus more on learner centered problem-solving the constructivist approach would provide such an environment were the learners are more in control and self-thinking is promoted among the support from other learner to solve the problem collectively. Once again different learners need different approaches as though different problems need different ways for them to be solved. I as a student can saying one approach works better for me then the other and it can be the total opposite for another student but facilitating the problem solving process that it can benefit all learners is the best way to improve the success of learners in sync. For most learners they would all like the power of having a say so in what and how the learn things but for the most part guidelines are in place and there to adhere by for a reason. I believe the effects on the learners’ motivation will be none different from anything else; you have those that will jump on board and be motivated in an approach and those who will not like an approach and totally shut themselves out from using or liking it. As it has been said, “Different Strokes for Different Folks” and that is just the world we live in.
Knowledge that offers an explanation to how we come to “know” is very context sensitive, meaning that different things in different context dependents on that individual’s perspective and this approach in knowing describe a contextualist epistemology. Different situations create different values semantically resulting in one different view from another. Contextualist epistemology is similar to relativist but differs from positivist because it is base upon theories which follows the search for the truth with the construction of knowledge. The behaviorist principles to instruct the absolute truth and whether it’s understood or not, it will always be true and the social constructivism is derived from a collaboration of learners working together in an environment that enable and support individual construction of learning.
The different approaches that both behaviorist and constructivist have in problem-solving are those of instructional and constructional based. The behaviorist problem-solving approach relies on the a proven instructional method that gives steps in producing only one correct answer which takes away from self-thinking when solving the problem. To focus more on learner centered problem-solving the constructivist approach would provide such an environment were the learners are more in control and self-thinking is promoted among the support from other learner to solve the problem collectively. Once again different learners need different approaches as though different problems need different ways for them to be solved. I as a student can saying one approach works better for me then the other and it can be the total opposite for another student but facilitating the problem solving process that it can benefit all learners is the best way to improve the success of learners in sync. For most learners they would all like the power of having a say so in what and how the learn things but for the most part guidelines are in place and there to adhere by for a reason. I believe the effects on the learners’ motivation will be none different from anything else; you have those that will jump on board and be motivated in an approach and those who will not like an approach and totally shut themselves out from using or liking it. As it has been said, “Different Strokes for Different Folks” and that is just the world we live in.
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