Teaching Practice Task 4: From Theory to Practice

Program link: This task is associated to the guidelines of the course EPR 3003 – Mathematics for the
Primary School Teacher Course learning outcomes 2 – Recognize the relationship between how children
learn mathematics with the theories of learning and their psychological impact on learning math.

Objective: You will identify teaching and learning activities that can be related to behaviourist and
constructivist theories. You will note at least ten activities (for English, Math or Science) that the
teacher or you used. For each activity noted, identify the theoretical perspective and evaluate the
activity for engagement.

From Theory to Practice

Engagement
Activity observed in class
Theory

Star of the day chart. Behaviourist –

The student was engaged in the activity to have the owner
Skinner (positive
to be the star of the day and to get a gift from the teacher.
reinforcement )

Free period and The teacher give the student free period and give them
movie. Behaviourist -
time to enjoy the school time with their friend. I give them
Skinner (negative
popcorn and juice as snake and I open movie for them to
reinforcement )
watch.

Building shapes. I give them this activity because it makes the math
constructivist –
outcome easy for the student to understand. First see the
Bruner (CPA
picture and build one then draw. Last they find and collect
Approach)
information about the shape.

Create poster to
summarize what Constructivist –
They search and collect the information in a graph
they learn. bloom’s
organizer (Venn diagram) to compare between tow type of
taxonomy
dinosaurs.
(create)

Present their poster

and the student In this activity the student share their result and finding.
Constructivist –
assist themselves Also it helps the student to practice communicating in
bloom’s
and discus the English and learn more from their college. It also help the
taxonomy
presentation with teacher to see the student level and if they have problem
their college. (evaluate)
in some area.
The students stand
outside the class in Behaviourist –
The teacher practice every day this system with the
line waiting for the Pavlov
student so they reach the condition and they responded
teacher to let them (conditioned
when they hear the teacher calling them.
come in the class. response)