CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

LEARNING THEORIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In Connectivism, the capacity to know is
A
Really rather important
B
More critical than what’s already known
C
Limited
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Capacity to know more is more critical than what is currently known. Nurturing and maintaining connections is needed for continual learning. Ability to see connections between fields, ideas, and concepts is a core skill. Accurate, up-to-date knowledge is the aim of all connectivist learning.

Detailed explanation-2: -Connectivism builds on already-established theories to propose that technology is changing what, how, and where we learn. In their research, Siemens and Downes identified eight principles of connectivism. Those main principles of connectivism are: Learning and knowledge rests in the diversity of opinions.

Detailed explanation-3: -Abstract. Connectivism has been offered as a new learning theory for a digital age, with four key principles for learning: autonomy, connectedness, diversity, and openness.

Detailed explanation-4: -There are four characteristics of connectivism: autonomy, openness, connectedness, and diversity (Downes, 2010).

Detailed explanation-5: -Connectivism is a model of learning that can guide first year advising through “the integration of principles explored as chaos, network, and complexity, and self-organization theories” as well as an “understanding that decisions are based on rapidly altering foundations” (Siemens, 2004, para. 23).

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