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Learning is constructed through experiences and prior knowledge. Students would not be able to learn how to drive by relying on a theoretical approach, but through active engagement in the process. I learned how to navigate through my hometown by riding in the car with my parents, however, I would often realize the small details, got lost, and improved by figuring out the correct route through trial and error.
Source: Tutorial 1.1.2. https://www.sophia.org/spcc/implementing-adaptive-learning
Source: Tutorial 1.1.2. https://www.sophia.org/spcc/implementing-adaptive-learning
In an adaptive learning classroom, constructivism is used to completely individualize learning based on the skill and needs of the student. When students experience the information the are reintroduced to the information several times during the course of the class, also known as a "spiral curriculum." When students learn new information they take that information and go deeper by engaging with applying that knowledge to the world.
Source: Tutorial 1.1.5. https://www.sophia.org/spcc/implementing-adaptive-learning
Theory that humans can adapt to a variety of learning situations. I teach government and it is most interesting to have students look at supreme court cases and see how different justices interpret a phrase in the Constitution, these learning situations can show how different people see a situation. Design thinking, often used in the field of engineering, can offer ways to look at problems from a variety of angles. Being able to cooperatively work with a group to improve on a machine or manipulate that machine to complete its job more efficiently is exactly what the cognitive flexibility theory tries to achieve.
Source: Tutorial 1.1.3. https://www.sophia.org/spcc/implementing-adaptive-learning
Source: Tutorial 1.1.3.
In a cognitively flexible classroom, the students learn through examples within the context of the content. By teaching students about political philosophies they can begin to extrapolate how they pertain to modern political systems.
Source: Tutorial 1.1.5.
Stop and reflection on the following:
How can adaptive learning be used with students with an Individualized Learning Plan? English Language Learners? Gifted students?
