No. There is no real empirical evidence that this will improve outcomes if it is the main strategy one takes. I've seen it employed in my daughters classroom. It is horrid in the wrong hands.
What if kids worked hard - but worked wrong - their brain just learned it wrong. The students need to be taught how to do it - not just try to figure it out (why even have a teacher) - that is not teaching or learning - but ultimately frustration - on both sides. :(
Agreed, the video shows exactly how to set the students up for failure and then encourages micromanagement and criticism from an authority figure. Whenever they learn something new, theyre anticipating the whole time what they're doing wrong. The teacher is encouraged to undermine their efforts... I would not reccomend anyone do this if they are trying to help students build confidence and encourage them to try to learn new things.
I think you misunderstand the premise of inquiry based instruction or problem based learning. Teachers still give the proofs and help students understand different ways of solving problems. But there's no "right way" to do it. This dynamic also encourages student thinking and discourse, which builds transferable skills for science and literacy, such as articulating their perspective, collaborating, discourse, deep comprehension, etc. @@linda9112
Is this an evidence-based approach? Serious question - no snark!
No. There is no real empirical evidence that this will improve outcomes if it is the main strategy one takes. I've seen it employed in my daughters classroom. It is horrid in the wrong hands.
What if kids worked hard - but worked wrong - their brain just learned it wrong. The students need to be taught how to do it - not just try to figure it out (why even have a teacher) - that is not teaching or learning - but ultimately frustration - on both sides. :(
Agreed, the video shows exactly how to set the students up for failure and then encourages micromanagement and criticism from an authority figure. Whenever they learn something new, theyre anticipating the whole time what they're doing wrong. The teacher is encouraged to undermine their efforts... I would not reccomend anyone do this if they are trying to help students build confidence and encourage them to try to learn new things.
I think you misunderstand the premise of inquiry based instruction or problem based learning. Teachers still give the proofs and help students understand different ways of solving problems. But there's no "right way" to do it. This dynamic also encourages student thinking and discourse, which builds transferable skills for science and literacy, such as articulating their perspective, collaborating, discourse, deep comprehension, etc. @@linda9112
she, eh?