Challenges of The Interactive Methods Based on the Socio – Constructivist Theory in Teachers’ Training
Autori:
Lavinia NITULESCU, Ileana ROTARU
Cod: ISSN: 1583-3410 (print), ISSN: 1584-5397 (electronic)
Dimensiuni: pp. 134-153
How to cite this article:Nitulescu, L., Rotaru, I. (2012). Challenges of The Interactive Methods Based on the Socio – Constructivist Theory in Teachers’ Training. Revista de Cercetare si Interventie Sociala, 39, 134-153 |
Abstract:
The paper aims at highlighting the positive effect of applying socioconstructivist
theory within the psycho-pedagogic study programmes. Social
constructivism draws together cognitive processes with social interactions taking
place on the occasion of these interactions, which requires the use of specific
methodologies, based on interactive learning and learning by co-operation. The
main reaserch sample consists of 212 subjects – students enrolled in the programme
of psycho-pedagogic studies, in an experimental pretest/posttest plan
with equivalent groups. Among the psycho-pedagogic research methods we used
two methods which correspond to the experimental requirements: the method of
the written questionnaire inquiry and the pedagogic test. The results were processed
by the statistic-mathematical methods: tables of synthetic results, determining
the central trend, identifying the correlation. Also, the focus group method
was used to determine the trainers’ perception within the training programme. In
the present research we used this method in the posttest phase, with a sample of
20 university teachers (professors, deputy professors, lecturers, assistant lecturers)
who applied interactive training methods, monitoring mainly the appreciation of
the usefulness of interactive methods, by highlighting the effects of their application.
As a general conclusion of our reaserch, the interactive methodological
intervention (based on the theory of social constructivism) led to the improvement
of the activity within the programme of psycho-pedagogic studies. The experiment
conducted reveals the modifications due to the use of interactive methods in the
didactic activity afferent to teachers’ initial training, and the data collected confirm
the expected cognitive, practical-applied and inter-relational progress.
Keywords:
interactive methods; socio-constructivism; interactive learning; pedagogic test; interactive programme of teachers’ training; socio-cognitive conflict; programme of psycho-pedagogic studies.
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