The document discusses how different pedagogical approaches (behaviorist, constructivist, cognitivist, pragmatist, and multiple intelligences) might shape an assignment for students to create a volcano PowerPoint presentation. It provides examples for each approach, such as having students follow specific steps and rubrics (behaviorist), discuss volcano myths and build models (constructivist), research and analyze impacts (cognitivist), participate in field trips and disaster preparedness (pragmatist), and incorporate different mediums and intelligences into their presentation (multiple intelligences).

1. How various pedagogies
Might approach the same assignment
Group Member Names

2. Assignment: Volcano PowerPoint
• How might this assignment be shaped by:
– Behaviorist
– Constructivist
– Cognitivist
– Pragmatist
– Multiple Intelligence

3. Instructions
• Alone, list three ways each pedagogy might
approach the same lesson
• Join a group and increase the list to 6 or 7+
• Peek at the pre-listed approaches and copy/paste
the ones you like best to your lists to reach 10 –
12 approaches total
• Delete the pre-listed approach slides
• Upload to Slideshare
• Embed it on the class wiki

4. Behaviorist
and the Volcano PowerPoint
-Charting and graphing forms of volcano
-use rubrics with detailed expectations
-Step by step process delineated
-deadlines clear
-formative and summative assessments

5. Constructivist
and the Volcano PowerPoint
• Online collaboration
• Digital cameras/recorders
• Build a model volcano
• Discuss how early people felt about volcanoes
• Read stories and myths about volcanoes

6. Cognitivist
and the Volcano PowerPoint
• Outside reading required
• Written analysis of information
• Predict what might happen to our town if a
volcano erupted near by
• Build model of earth’s geological structures

7. Pragmatist
and the Volcano PowerPoint
• Students create a volcano survival kit
• Students create a play to demonstrate events
• Journal writing relating personal experiences
• field trip to study land formations

8. Multiple Intelligence
and the Volcano PowerPoint
• Collaborate to decide what the best way to be safe
during emergency
• Create online website to tell a story of event
• Communicate with students in country that
experiences eruptions
• Use gps to find nearest active and inactive volcanoes
• Field trip to petrified forest to study effects of
geological disturbances
• Map the forest after the volcanic eruption in petrified
forest

10. Behaviorist
 Standardized, detailed rubric
 Specific expectations as to facts,
figures, charts, diagrams, illustrations
 Specific slide totals and design
requirements
 Step by step execution and design
 Precise deadlines; mid-unit
benchmarks
 Detailed assessment of product

11. Constructivist
 More background and context
building
 Reasons for studying volcanos
 Dramatic stories of previous
volcanoes
 Comparison of volcanos to other
events
 Discussion of the human toll

12. Cognitivist
 Background preparation would
include intensive study and research
 Outside reading required
 Respond with analysis to written
literature and study
 Speculation of volcano impact
 What if… scenarios

13. Pragmatist
 Field trips
 Disaster relief
 Escape and rescue techniques
 Warning signs and likelihood
 Preparedness
 Hard facts from previous volcanoes
 alternative mediums in addition to or
instead of PowerPoint

14. Multiple Intelligence
 One slide on each intelligence
 An interpretative presentation that
includes multimedia and audience
interaction
 Supplementary materials brought in as
part of the presentation
 Opportunities to use alternative
mediums in addition to or instead of
PowerPoint