The learning environment in today’s school in the context of content reform of curriculum
2017
Andersone, R., University of Latvia, Riga (Latvia)
The learning environment nowadays has changed dramatically. Thanks to the rapid digitalization and globalization, it has enlarged and reaches out beyond the class room. Children already with their first steps find themselves in the environment filled with different digital toys. The adults have to ensure that they are applied usefully in the acquisition and construction of new knowledge. The reform of the teaching/learning content envisages the implementation of the competence approach. This means that the focus on self - regulated learning, construction of knowledge and its application in diverse situations increases. Possibilities should be ensured for learners in the learning environment to apply their knowledge in diverse situations. Many researchers have studied the learning habits of the young generation and perception peculiarities that are characteristic to the pupils of modern digital age. This has influenced the changes in the teaching/learning environment. However, the teaching/learning environment in school has preserved also such elements that have been known for several generations – desks and blackboards, although their design and application have changed. The aim of the article is reflect on some of the theoretical aspects of the learning environment and the findings of the empirical study on the experience of forming the learning environment in the practice of today’s schools.
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