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PEDAGOGY BASED ON RADICAL CONSTRUCTIVISM IN PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY

Ovelyn Matanluk, Baharom Mohammad (Ph.D) & Molod Imbug School of Education and Social Development, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia.

ABSTRACT

This study attempts to analyze and synthesize the knowledge collected in the area of conceptual models used in teaching and learning during project-based activity and peer-group learning, and to propose a new frame for organizing the classroom interactions within a radical constructivist approach in physical geography. The CSAAR model consists in four general phases: Cognitive Scheme, Assimilation, Accommodation, Reflection, each phase has two sub phases that highlight specific roles for the teacher and the students. Researcher using action research in physical geography for student form six, show how the model can be implemented in school, making project-based and peer-group learning realistic in the classes. Beyond its initial purpose, the CSAAR model proved to be powerful tool in curriculum development, used in producing physical geography textbooks , as well as in developing teaching courses for a long-distance teacher-learning program. Keywords: Radical constructivism; pedagogy; project-based learning; peer-group learning; CSAAR Model

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