Exploring Existing Resources Around Us
This article describes a new technique of teaching entitled situative learning in which teachers build bridges between the student and science by using student experiences as a resource rath... See More
This article describes a new technique of teaching entitled situative learning in which teachers build bridges between the student and science by using student experiences as a resource rather than as an obstacle. This is similar to the constructivist theory of teaching. Situative learning has four steps…(1) learn what the student knows, (2) gather information as a background for the investigation, (3) investigate, observe, and classify, and (4) student presentation and discussion of findings. This method of teaching worked well with an urban class studying resources.