Writing about theories and frameworks
I’m currently writing the theories and frameworks section of my wiki at the moment and finding it interesting just how interrelated a lot of the theories are. They all have roots in each other and it makes it difficult to see what came first but also makes applying aspects of them to case studies interesting. For example, I’m reading a lot about scaffolded knowledge integration, which has its roots in socio-constructivism, but also employes elements of situated learning (which also has roots in socio-constructivism). Constructivism itself is also particularly ingrained in social learning theories such as the work of Vygotsky and Bandura.
I’m also reading about Bloom’s Taxonomy and to be honest finding it less interesting than I’m finding the other frameworks, but I can still see it definitely has its place in education, in particular with regard to curriculum and assessment design, and I found it interesting to consider when reflecting on my own experiences in science.
