2. Transmission View Constructivist View
• Knowledge is fixed • Knowledge is interpretive
• Students are seen as • Students are builders of
empty receptacles knowledge
• Curriculum is based on • Curriculum is based on
accepted facts and the student’s previous
theories experiences
• Teachers transmit content • Teachers engage students
to connect prior
knowledge to new
material
3. • What teachers need to know?
Figure 3.2, Page 81.
• Why they need to know it?
School knowledge becomes relevant. Teachers engage and
promote the students’ desire to learn.
• What questions they should ask?
Figure 3.3, Page 82
Figure 3.5, Page 87
4. • Five practices that support this goal:
1.) Involving all students in the construction of knowledge
2.) Building on personal and cultural strengths
3.) Examining the curriculum from multiple perspectives
4.) Using various assessment practices that promote
learning
5.) Making the classroom culture inclusive for all
5. • Figure 4.1, Page 115
• Field Experiences
- Community Visits
• Classroom Based Practices
- English Reflective Writing
- ESL Learning about the history and currentexperiences
of diverse groups
- PE/Health Simulations and Games
6. • Add to what students know, don’t replace what they bring
to learning.
• Transmission view teaches that learner success is
dependent on retaining and regurgitating facts: this
methodology rewards students who relinquish the tool of
critical thinking.
• Students need to understand how content material
connects to their lives.
• Building caring and trusting relationships results in
student motivation; especially for non-dominant groups.
