Matching constructivism and qualitative

The match between The match between Constructivism and qualitative Constructivism and qualitative

research in exploring research in exploring mathematics pedagogical mathematics pedagogical

issuesissues

13 Dec 200613 Dec 2006Assoc. Prof Dr Fatimah SalehAssoc. Prof Dr Fatimah Saleh

Pusat Pengajian Ilmu PendidikanPusat Pengajian Ilmu Pendidikan

Research styleResearch style

Aim of the researchAim of the research Specific analysis Specific analysis

objectiveobjective Associated research Associated research

questionsquestions The preferred The preferred

paradigmparadigm The degree of the The degree of the

desired research desired research controlcontrol

Level of Level of investigator investigator interventionintervention

Available Available resourcesresources

The time frameThe time frame aestheticsaesthetics

Five aims of scientific inquiryFive aims of scientific inquiry

1. Identification3. Explanation- generation2. Description

4.Explanation- testing

5. Control

EXPLORATORY

IdentificationIdentification - researchers create concept based - researchers create concept based

on some ‘gut’ feelings, their own on some ‘gut’ feelings, their own reasoning, or the literature.reasoning, or the literature.

-to show something really exist out -to show something really exist out therethere

- exploratory based- exploratory based

DescriptionDescription -qualitative description, to explore -qualitative description, to explore

meanings or to understand the meanings or to understand the phenomenaphenomena

-quantitative description, refer to -quantitative description, refer to descriptive statisticsdescriptive statistics

- normative description, seeks to - normative description, seeks to establish norms and value of establish norms and value of phenomenaphenomena

Explanation-generation/associationExplanation-generation/association - interpretive explanation-generate- interpretive explanation-generate - statistical explanation-generation- statistical explanation-generation - deductive explanation, seek for - deductive explanation, seek for

patterns on personal experience of patterns on personal experience of the phenomena under questionthe phenomena under question

ConstructivismConstructivism

““Theory of knowledge with roots Theory of knowledge with roots in philosophy, psychology and in philosophy, psychology and cybernetics”cybernetics”

Von GlasersfeldVon Glasersfeld

Constructivism….Constructivism….philosophy to practicephilosophy to practice

A philosophy of learning founded on the A philosophy of learning founded on the premise that, by reflecting on our premise that, by reflecting on our experiences, we construct our own experiences, we construct our own understanding of the world we live in. understanding of the world we live in. Each of us generates our own “rules” and Each of us generates our own “rules” and “mental model” which we use to make “mental model” which we use to make sense of our experiences. Learning, sense of our experiences. Learning, therefore, is simply the process of therefore, is simply the process of adjusting our mental models to adjusting our mental models to accommodate new experiences.accommodate new experiences.

The practice of teaching and The practice of teaching and learninglearning

Knowledge is actively constructed by Knowledge is actively constructed by the learner, not passively received the learner, not passively received from the environmentfrom the environment

How do we perceive knowledge and How do we perceive knowledge and the process of knowing provides the the process of knowing provides the basis for educational practicebasis for educational practice

How it matches?How it matches? Paradigms, Paradigms, represent a patterned set of represent a patterned set of

assumptions concerning reality (ontology), assumptions concerning reality (ontology), knowledge about reality (epistemology), knowledge about reality (epistemology), and the particular ways of knowing and the particular ways of knowing (methodology) (methodology)

Decide what assumptions are Decide what assumptions are acceptable and appropriate for the acceptable and appropriate for the topic of interesttopic of interest

ParadigmsParadigms Materialistic inquiryMaterialistic inquiry, refers to knowledge , refers to knowledge

that helps us maintain physical life ,our that helps us maintain physical life ,our labour and technologylabour and technology

Constructivist inquiryConstructivist inquiry (naturalistic), refers (naturalistic), refers to knowledge that helps us maintain to knowledge that helps us maintain cultural life, our symbolic communication cultural life, our symbolic communication and meaningand meaning

Critical/ecological inquiryCritical/ecological inquiry, refers to , refers to knowledge which helps us to maintain our knowledge which helps us to maintain our social life, focuses on the reality of social life, focuses on the reality of domination, distribution of power and domination, distribution of power and associated inequalitiesassociated inequalities

Shiva’s Circle of Constuctivist InquiryShiva’s Circle of Constuctivist Inquiry

Investigation/design

Discovery/Data collection

Explanation/ Theory

Experience/Anomaly

Interpretation/ Analysis

Terima kasihTerima kasih

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