Why Do Researchers Ask Questions? Questions guide the researcher to find suitable answers to solve the research problem. Asking questions helps the researcher focus on the topic under investigation It helps the researcher focus on the important issues in his/her thesis. It helps the researcher find answers for his/her research hypotheses.
Behaviorists Theory of Learning Behaviorists postulate that learning has nothing to do with the state of mind. In fact, learning occurs with the acquisition of new behavior. B.F. Skinner, a prominent behaviorist psychologist, well known for his extraordinary work such as experimentation with animals in his so called “Skinner Box,” argues that a measurable learning outcome…
Jerome Bruner, a constructivist philosopher, stresses that in constructivist learning the role of the learner is clear. “The main tenet of constructivist learning is that people construct their own understanding of the world and in turn, their own knowledge” (Ishii & Drew, 2003). The learner is involved actively and solves the problem collectively. In…
HOW CONSTRUCTIVISTS VIEW LEARNING (Series 1) Constructivism is a paradigm of learning that describes the process of knowledge formation. There are many faces of constructivism. The most prominent and outspoken philosopher of constructivism is Jean Piaget. In constructivism, a learner constructs his/her own observation of the world. According to Piaget, a constructivist thinker, there are…
4/12/2011My beloved colleagues salam I just wanted to share some important techniques of teaching: Series 4 Centric Theory of Learning (Constructivist Paradigm) Jerome Bruner, a constructivist philosopher, stresses that in constructivist learning the role of the learner is clear. “The main tenet of constructivist learning is that people construct their own understanding of the world and in turn,…
27/12/2012My Beloved Colleagues Assalamu Alaikum, How to Write Research Questions for a Proposal? Series 5 As we discussed earlier in the series, there are few significant phases of proposal writing process. To restate, proposal includes title, abstract, introduction, problem statement, research questions, literature review, methodology, result, conclusion and discussion. When choosing your title don’t worry,…
5/1/2012My Beloved Colleagues Assalamu Alaikum, How to Write Your Conclusion and Discussion: Series 8 Writing a conclusion is as difficult as writing your introduction. One big difference between your introduction and conclusion is that in introduction you pose questions to your audience while in conclusion you answer those questions. However one must remember that…
10/1/2012My Beloved Colleagues Assalamu Alaikum, How to Evaluate Your Teaching in the Classroom The perfect teacher is a myth. There is always room for improvement for every teacher. When teachers are willing to evaluate themselves critically, it indicates firstly, they take their profession seriously, and secondly, they are willing to improve themselves. The following…
11/1/2012 How to Evaluate Your Students in the Class Educators are always eager to know the answers to the following fundamental questions: Are our students learning well? Do they understand what they are studying? Are we teaching effectively? What methodologies should we be using? Never assume that your students are learning successfully. To assess…