Constructivism and information processing

CASE STUDY: Gisela is a 6 year old girl who has begged her family for a pet dog for years. Her parents claim that she has been drawn to them sin" rel="nofollow">ince she was a baby, but they just haven’t had the time for a puppy, yet everyone in" rel="nofollow">in their neighborhood seems to have one. A few months ago, while she was walkin" rel="nofollow">ing the two blocks to school all by herself, a beautiful lookin" rel="nofollow">ing dog was in" rel="nofollow">in a yard along her path. Delighted, she opened their gate and rushed to the dog while squealin" rel="nofollow">ing with delight. Suddenly the dog jumped on her and knocked her down, givin" rel="nofollow">ing her a growl and snappin" rel="nofollow">ing his teeth at her. The dog contin" rel="nofollow">inued to bark at her until the owner came out from the house and discovered a shakin" rel="nofollow">ing, sobbin" rel="nofollow">ing child who had wet herself in" rel="nofollow">in terror. She was unable to tell the man her name or where she lived, and it was an hour until police arrived to assist. Gisela’s parents share that now, several months later, they have a big problem. At first, Gisela seemed to only be afraid of that one brown dog, but now she has become afraid of just about anythin" rel="nofollow">ing related to dogs. Gisela is too afraid to walk to school even with her parents, she is afraid there will be a dog around every corner, she notices dog barks “from really far away”, she is afraid of sirens, and won’t go to parades. She has wettin" rel="nofollow">ing accidents almost every day, when she did not before. Ironically, she is still beggin" rel="nofollow">ing for one of her own, and while they are now considerin" rel="nofollow">ing a family dog, they are hesitatin" rel="nofollow">ing given Gisela’s situation. Assessment Instructions Examin" rel="nofollow">ine how constructivism and in" rel="nofollow">information processin" rel="nofollow">ing theories could be applied in" rel="nofollow">in an everyday learnin" rel="nofollow">ing situation. Reflectin" rel="nofollow">ing upon what you have learned about constructivism and in" rel="nofollow">information processin" rel="nofollow">ing theories: o Describe the basic tenets of each theory. o Usin" rel="nofollow">ing theory specific termin" rel="nofollow">inology, describe the elements of the case study related to each theory.  What elements of the case study would be important from a constructivism perspective?  What elements of the case study would be important from an in" rel="nofollow">information processin" rel="nofollow">ing perspective?  What elements of the case study would be important from a constructivism perspective?  What elements of the case study would be important from an in" rel="nofollow">information processin" rel="nofollow">ing perspective? o Fin" rel="nofollow">inally, pretend that the character in" rel="nofollow">in the scenario has overcome their learnin" rel="nofollow">ing barrier.  Speculate how one might achieve their goal supported by each of the learnin" rel="nofollow">ing theories.