A Critique of Social Constructivist Explanations of Knowledge Change

2013 ◽  
pp. 91-130
Keyword(s):  
Social Constructivist ◽  
Knowledge Change

RESEARCHING VOCABULARY THROUGH A WORD KNOWLEDGE FRAMEWORK

1997 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Norbert Schmitt ◽  
Paul Meara
Keyword(s):  
Word Association ◽  
Native Speaker ◽  
Word Knowledge ◽  
Vocabulary Size ◽  
Word Associations ◽  
Knowledge Change ◽  
Japanese Students ◽  
Knowledge Framework ◽  
Percentage Points ◽  
Academic Year

This study examines how two types of word knowledge, word associations and grammatical suffix knowledge, change over time both receptively and productively. Ninety-five secondary and postsecondary Japanese students were tested on three word associations and inflectional and derivational suffixes for each of 20 verbs, once near the beginning of their academic year and once near the end. The results showed their average vocabulary gain was 330 words. The students showed rather poor knowledge of the allowable suffixes for the verbs, especially the derivative suffixes. Likewise, the subjects did not show very good mastery of the verbs' word associations. Even for verbs rated as known, the students as a group were able to produce only about 50% of the word associations possible on the test as judged by native speaker norms. Word association knowledge and suffix knowledge were shown to correlate with each other and with total vocabulary size. The subjects overall had from 19 to 25 percentage points more receptive knowledge than productive knowledge.

scholarly journals Discovering "The Significance of Communication": Harold Adams Innis as Social Constructivist

2004 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Menahem Blondheim
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Chicago School ◽  
Social Constructivist ◽  
Communication Research ◽  
Current State ◽  
Économie Politique ◽  
Main Ideas

Abstract: The complexity of Innis’ texts has led to the streamlining of his main ideas and arguments into a sharply reduced abstract. This study juxtaposes Innis’ texts with this generally accepted précis and proposes its modification, mainly by way of understanding Innis as a social constructivist and communication determinist. On the basis of this construction, the study explores the origins of Innis’ approach and methods, considering continuities from his earlier work in political economy, the influence of the Chicago School, and his perspective as a civically involved Canadian, academic and official. The article concludes by considering the relevance of Innis’ ideas and approach to the analysis of our contemporary communications environment and the current state of communication research. Résumé : La complexité des textes d’Innis a entraîné la simplification par d’autres de ses idées et arguments principaux, ce qui a mené à un résumé profondément réducteur de sa pensée. Cette étude juxtapose les textes d’Innis avec ce résumé généralement accepté et propose sa modification, surtout en suggérant une perception d’Innis comme constructiviste social et déterministe communicationnel. L’étude se fonde sur cette perception pour explorer les origines de l’approche et des méthodes d’Innis tout en considérant leur continuité par rapport à ses premières oeuvres en économie politique, l’influence de l’école de Chicago et sa perspective en tant que Canadien, académicien et officiel qui s’impliquait civiquement. L’article conclut en considérant la pertinence des idées et de l’approche d’Innis pour l’analyse de la communication contemporaine et les recherches actuelles en communication.

scholarly journals Estratégias de trabalho docente no ensino de criação publicitária: a atividade de orientação como situação de aprendizagem / Strategies of educational work in the teaching of advertising design: the orientation activity as learning situation

Intexto ◽  
2016 ◽  
pp. 163
Author(s):  
Fábio Hansen ◽  
Juliana Petermann ◽  
Rodrigo Stéfani Correa
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Strategy ◽  
Field Work ◽  
Learning Situation ◽  
Educational Work ◽  
Knowledge Change ◽  
Continuous Formation ◽  
Orientation Process ◽  
Teacher Needs ◽  
Pedagogic Practices ◽  
Design Orientation

Em uma investigação apoiada pelo MCTI/CNPq, realizada em parceria interinstitucional entre a UFPE, a UFSM e a UFPR, buscamos examinar as práticas pedagógicas adotadas pelos docentes que atuam em disciplinas cuja finalidade é o ensino de criação publicitária. Atenção especial recai ao processo de orientação - estratégia de ensino em que o professor acompanha os estudantes de forma sistemática e colabora na superação de dificuldades. Observamos, a partir do trabalho de campo ancorado em gravações de aulas em áudio e vídeo, que o professor publicitário necessita de contínua formação para converter a atividade de orientação em um instante estratégico de troca de conhecimento, interação e produção de sentido, a fim de favorecer a mediação e a formação de um ambiente adequado para aprendizagem em que o estudante queira se lançar nos desafios do querer aprender criatividade.Palavras-chaveEnsino. Criação publicitária. Processo de orientação. Formação publicitária. Trabalho docente. AbstractIn a leaning investigation for MCTI/CNPq, accomplished in a inter-institutional partnership among UFPE, UFSM and UFPR, seeking to examine the pedagogic practices adopted by the teachers that act in disciplines whose purpose is the teaching of advertising design. Special attention relapses on the orientation process - teaching strategy in that the teacher accompanies the students in a systematic way and it collaborates in the overcoming of difficulties. We observed, starting from the field work anchored in recordings of classes in audio and video, that the advertising teacher needs continuous formation to convert the orientation activity in a strategic instant of knowledge change, interaction and sense production, in order to favor the mediation and the formation of an appropriate atmosphere for learning that the student wants to set in the challenges of wanting to learn creativity.KeywordsTeaching. Advertising design. Orientation process. Advertising formation. Educational word.

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