KOMPETENSI PEDAGOGI: ASSIGNMENT M3 KB 3.1

ASSIGNMENT M3 KB 3.1

The Way How Teacher Tony Applies Constructivism Learning Theory

In the video, teacher Tony tries to solve problems in the classroom by using constructivism learning theory, where in class many students are less motivated in learning. He is having difficulty in engaging the students in learning about “Resource Sustainability and Waste”. The current curriculum doesn’t build communication and collaboration skills or promote critical thinking and problem solving. He feels that his students are passive participants in learning process. So, he applies the principle of constructivism to help his students. He decides to utilize the idea of Problem-Based Learning (PBL) to engage his students by challenging them to answer a real world problem. He came up with the following question: “How can we reduce waste to help sustain earth’s resources?”

In the lesson plan, he designs the steps of learning and activities to help students answer the essential question. First, students will tour a local waste and recycling plant to learn firsthand how waste and recycling materials from their community are handled. Next, students will weigh and record how many pounds of food scraps their family puts into the garbage trash each day. Then, in groups, students will further research solutions to the problems in books, on the internet and by interviewing experts around their community in the country using the telephone and Skype. Finally, the student groups will determine how they want to demonstrate their solution to the essential question, for example, student created books, slideshows, and public service announcement about recycling and the four R’s namely: Recycling, Reuse, Repurpose, and Reduce. The learning artifacts could be displayed to members of the community and their parents.

After implementing these principles of constructivism, the students are more actively involved in their learning by engaging in the problem solving, higher-order thinking skills and collaborative works.

My Comment:

Teacher Tony allows the students to construct their own learning by interacting directly with the real-world problems or real conditions and situations. Through the learning activities, the students are encouraged and motivated to explore something that they haven’t tried or thought about before. He has promoted the development of the students’ critical thinking skills, problem-solving abilities, and communication skills.