Thato Ledimo
Student number: 60506857
Assignment: One
Unique number: 731786
Date: 14 May 2020
, Activity 1.1
1) What is your experience as a learner in a:
Science class – I had an amazing time in my science class because we learnt so
much about things I never even knew. There was a time I got full marks for my
investigation and that was a good experience. My bad experience was when my
salt investigation fell in class because I was walking around.
Technology class – I loved technology so much because I love how everything just
goes through a process to get to a certain point, that was always my favorite part of
the lesson and when I won for making the best lightbulb with batteries. My bad
experience was when I forgot my technology textbook and I had to work standing
for an hour.
2) Do you think this has changed since you studied Science and Technology at
school? Explain.
Yes because with me they were limited resources, we used our textbooks mostly and
magazines. Now learners can go online and get info on what they are working on. There’s
bigger labs with more room to accommodate the whole class. What does this suggest
about you as a Natural Science and Technology teacher? I think it’ll be easier for me
as a teacher because of having good enough resources
Activity 1.3
1) Research the theories explained here and compare and contrast them.
Behaviourism Cognitivism Constructivism
assumes a learner is Piaget (1936) was the first Constructivism is about
essentially passive, and will psychologist to make a learning being an active,
be shaped through positive systematic study of contextualized process of
or negative reinforcement. cognitive development. His constructing knowledge
Learning is therefore contributions include a rather than acquiring it. The
defined as a change in stage theory of child learner brings past
behaviour. Skinner (1974) cognitive development, experiences and cultural
believed that behaviour is a detailed observational factors to a current situation
function of its studies of cognition in and each person has a
consequences, i.e. children, and a series of different interpretation and
simple but ingenious tests Vygotsky’s (1978) theory is
Learners will repeat the to reveal different cognitive one of the foundations of
desired behaviour if positive abilities. constructivism. It asserts
reinforcement is given. The Cognitivism focuses on three major themes.
behaviour should not be what happens in the mind – i. Social interaction plays a
repeated if negative such as thinking and fundamental role in the
feedback is given. problem-solving. New process of cognitive
Giving immediate feedback, knowledge is built upon development. Vygotsky felt
whether positive or prior knowledge and that social learning
negative, should enable learners need active precedes development and
your learners to behave in a participation in order to stated: Every function in the
certain way. Positive learn. Changes in child’s cultural development
reinforcement or rewards behaviour are observed, appears twice: first, on the
can include verbal feedback but only as an indication of social level, and later, on
such as That’s great, you’ve the individual level; first,
Student number: 60506857
Assignment: One
Unique number: 731786
Date: 14 May 2020
, Activity 1.1
1) What is your experience as a learner in a:
Science class – I had an amazing time in my science class because we learnt so
much about things I never even knew. There was a time I got full marks for my
investigation and that was a good experience. My bad experience was when my
salt investigation fell in class because I was walking around.
Technology class – I loved technology so much because I love how everything just
goes through a process to get to a certain point, that was always my favorite part of
the lesson and when I won for making the best lightbulb with batteries. My bad
experience was when I forgot my technology textbook and I had to work standing
for an hour.
2) Do you think this has changed since you studied Science and Technology at
school? Explain.
Yes because with me they were limited resources, we used our textbooks mostly and
magazines. Now learners can go online and get info on what they are working on. There’s
bigger labs with more room to accommodate the whole class. What does this suggest
about you as a Natural Science and Technology teacher? I think it’ll be easier for me
as a teacher because of having good enough resources
Activity 1.3
1) Research the theories explained here and compare and contrast them.
Behaviourism Cognitivism Constructivism
assumes a learner is Piaget (1936) was the first Constructivism is about
essentially passive, and will psychologist to make a learning being an active,
be shaped through positive systematic study of contextualized process of
or negative reinforcement. cognitive development. His constructing knowledge
Learning is therefore contributions include a rather than acquiring it. The
defined as a change in stage theory of child learner brings past
behaviour. Skinner (1974) cognitive development, experiences and cultural
believed that behaviour is a detailed observational factors to a current situation
function of its studies of cognition in and each person has a
consequences, i.e. children, and a series of different interpretation and
simple but ingenious tests Vygotsky’s (1978) theory is
Learners will repeat the to reveal different cognitive one of the foundations of
desired behaviour if positive abilities. constructivism. It asserts
reinforcement is given. The Cognitivism focuses on three major themes.
behaviour should not be what happens in the mind – i. Social interaction plays a
repeated if negative such as thinking and fundamental role in the
feedback is given. problem-solving. New process of cognitive
Giving immediate feedback, knowledge is built upon development. Vygotsky felt
whether positive or prior knowledge and that social learning
negative, should enable learners need active precedes development and
your learners to behave in a participation in order to stated: Every function in the
certain way. Positive learn. Changes in child’s cultural development
reinforcement or rewards behaviour are observed, appears twice: first, on the
can include verbal feedback but only as an indication of social level, and later, on
such as That’s great, you’ve the individual level; first,
