Post Secondary Education
2007 Concordia University Montreal, QC
Bachelor of Arts, Major in Sociology
2003 Dawson College Montreal, QC
D.E.C. in Child Studies
Bachelor of Arts, Major in Sociology
2003 Dawson College Montreal, QC
D.E.C. in Child Studies
Non-Directive Tutoring
What is Constructivist Theory ?
Social Constructivism is a theory that was developed by both Piaget and Vygotsky. They looked at the role of the learner in the learning process. Constructivist theory is one that re looks at the role of the learner, the student involved in what they are being presented with. The general assumption used to be that the students role was primarily to take in and repeat whatever the teacher presented. This is not a method that work for all students. Constructivism on the other hand — particularly in its "social" forms — suggests that the learner must be much more actively involved in what they are learning and in how they are learning. In this way the student becomes much more involved in the process of learning. The question moves from one of "what went wrong" to "how am I understanding the material presented to me"
As a tutor, using the fundamentals presented in this theory, we work out a program that starts with the student themselves and then works outwards. Instead of presenting what the student has to learn and forcing them into it, we work on the reverse idea, making the studies work for the student. I work on a program tailored to the individual student. Not only is it a program set up to help the student academically it is one that helps them socially as well. Depending on the needs of each individual student, we will set up sessions a few times a week, that focus not only on the academics but on how the student is doing in every aspect of their lives.
Social Constructivism is a theory that was developed by both Piaget and Vygotsky. They looked at the role of the learner in the learning process. Constructivist theory is one that re looks at the role of the learner, the student involved in what they are being presented with. The general assumption used to be that the students role was primarily to take in and repeat whatever the teacher presented. This is not a method that work for all students. Constructivism on the other hand — particularly in its "social" forms — suggests that the learner must be much more actively involved in what they are learning and in how they are learning. In this way the student becomes much more involved in the process of learning. The question moves from one of "what went wrong" to "how am I understanding the material presented to me"
As a tutor, using the fundamentals presented in this theory, we work out a program that starts with the student themselves and then works outwards. Instead of presenting what the student has to learn and forcing them into it, we work on the reverse idea, making the studies work for the student. I work on a program tailored to the individual student. Not only is it a program set up to help the student academically it is one that helps them socially as well. Depending on the needs of each individual student, we will set up sessions a few times a week, that focus not only on the academics but on how the student is doing in every aspect of their lives.