Issue Directed teaching V Inquirybased learning constructionist instructional method Making meaning

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IssueDirected teaching V Inquiry-based
learning(constructionist instructional
method)Making meaning of these terms-Directed
instructional methodology is a. structured
approach teacher directed direct
communication with students teaching of
skills teacher knowledge is
vitalInquiry-based instructionTell me and I
forget, show me and I remember, involve me and I
remember.Inquiry-seeking truth, information and
knowledgeseeking information by
questioninggathering information and
dataapplying the human senses
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• Constructivism
• Constructivism is a philosophical approach to
  learning that empowers the learner to develop
  their own knowledge base by building upon what
  they already know. This is significantly
  different from the traditional method of
  learning, where the teacher was solely
  responsible for developing the learners
  knowledge base. A constructivist teaching
  approach, therefore, is essentially based on
  methods intended to provide new experiences,
  allowing learners to build on what they already
  know, understand and can do with increasing
  independence.
• Therefore what is the ISSUE?
• Direct teaching follows the notion that the
  teacher instructs the student how to learn. The
  teacher primarily presents information in a one
  way fashion.
• Inquiry promotes the notion that students learn
  by doing and the teacher allows students to
  discover knowledge and therefore information
  through a variety of mediums.
• What is ICT (Information or Educational
  Communication Technology)?
• The most relevant definition that summarises what
  is ICT is from
• Roblyers Integrating Technology into Teaching
• Educational Technology is a combination of the
  processes and tools involved in addressing
  educational needs and problems, with an emphasis
  on applying the most current tools computers and
  other electronic technologies p 9.

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• How does ICT fit into the picture of integration
  within the curriculum?

To summarise Whether a teacher uses a direct or
inquiry method of teaching either approach is
designed to allow students to develop relevant
ICT skills for the technological environment in
which they live. The necessary skills of ICT are
developed through the process of creating within
the school environment a semblance of real life.