Throughout my entire learning process, I believe behaviorism, cognitivism, and constructivism have had a tremendous impact on my personal and professional growth as an educator.

Behaviorism focuses on the learner’s response to environmental conditions rather than actively discovering the environment. Most of the time, we learn through behaviorism. For example, when a teacher poses a question in the classroom, students react in that environment, regardless of whether their answers are right or wrong.

Cognitivism emphasizes the learner’s mental activities and the processes that guide their thinking. If I were a teacher, I wouldn’t consider this the best teaching method. It can help students activate their thinking and gain a deeper understanding of knowledge, thus making them more creative. However, they can also go in the wrong direction, so I believe providing students with more guidance is important.

Constructivism places a stronger emphasis on the interactive construction of personal experience and individual interpretations of the world. This is my favorite teaching approach because students learn new things through practice. When they gain sufficient experience, it helps them truly grasp that knowledge.

When I encounter many errors while coding, I try to solve the problems based on my own insights and experiences using constructivism. If that doesn’t work, I search for answers online. This process of learning and acquiring knowledge is similar to cognitivism.

My teaching style leans more towards behaviorism because it has influenced me since the beginning of my learning journey. When I was in middle school, my teachers educated me in this manner. They would explain key points in the classroom and then pose questions for us to answer. I particularly liked the teaching style of my English teacher. She would inform us the day before which words we needed to remember, and the next morning, we would have spelling tests. During class, she would ask us questions related to the subject matter for us to answer. This learning experience helped me develop good study habits.