us of this week’s learning was constructing and transforming knowledge, in preparation for our assessment tasks. Understanding the difference between these two types of knowledge will assist not only in the development of EDC3100 assessments, but also in creating lessons and tasks, in the future, that ensure students are able to demonstrate their understanding and utilise the skills they learn in the classroom.
Concepts, facts and procedures constitute constructing knowledge and is more about recall of information (McCormick, 1997). Transforming knowledge refers to students applying the skills they have learned in unfamiliar and new situations (McCormick, 1997).
It is critical in learning experiences that students learning with both types of knowledge. It is important for students to be able to recall facts and procedures in their learning, but it is also important that they are given the opportunity to practice putting their learning into practice. Understanding the need for both constructing and transforming knowledge ensures that my planning and teaching practices will be more effective in future.
References
McCormick, R. (1997). Conceptual and Procedural Knowledge. International Journal of
Technology and Design Education, 7(1-2), 141–159. doi:10.1023/A:1008819912213
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