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Curriculum Design Research On The Unit Of The Subject Of Ethics And Life Focused On A Theme Under The Perspective Of Theory Of Situated And Cognitive Learning

Posted on:2009-05-08Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:J Y LiuFull Text:PDF
GTID:2167360245953698Subject:Curriculum and pedagogy
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Curriculum design is the bridge which makes curriculum ideal turn into curriculum practice. Because of the special curriculum form of《Ethics and Life》,it challenges the traditional thought of curriculum design. This study comes through the following process:design---- practice----redesign----practice according to Situated Cognition and Learning Theory. At the very start of the design, based on the cognition and previously acquired knowledge, and through creating a true student-centered learning activity, the students will acquire the basic knowledge and skills, what is more , it sublimates their spirits. At the same time the students will know how to learn in order to enhance the effectiveness of activities curriculum design.Situated Cognition and Learning Theory is the hotspot of the contemporary learning theory study. It has surpassed situated viewpoint of psychology and syncretize anthropology theory. In order to embody the representation and catholicity of the unit of this subject, the author selects two units of"Look for spring"and"Cognize our campus"as the start of study that appears at every turn in most teaching materials. After measuring zone of proximal development of the students by accessing and class observe, we simulate"Apprenticeship"and"anchor patten". The study of curriculum design of these two units of subject is based on sensibility experience and cognition space, to which the contexts offered student, but each of them has different emphases. The former is based on situated learning theory of pedagogical psychology, and the latter is based on the combination of pedagogical psychology and anthropology theory. It not only offers the chance of solving the problems for the students who used the program—knowledge, but also measures the effect of study by after—meterage.
Keywords/Search Tags:Situated Cognition and Learning Theory, Ethics and Life, The Unit of Subject, Curriculum design
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