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Mimesis, Synthesis Reflexivity in education

Mimesis is imitation or copying, or learning by absorbing facts, theories, bodies of knowledge and literatures that have been presented to learners in a formal educational setting.

Synthesis is a process of gaining understanding in which learners figure out rules or discover facts through observation and experimentation, but mainly in order to get the ‘right’ answer in the artificial context of schooling and its assessments. The learner deconstructs then reconstructs knowledge without necessarily connecting closely to their own interests, motivations and experiences.

Reflexivity in education involves learners moving between different ways of knowing (developing a knowledge repertoire), connecting learning with their own experiences and identities, and applying their learning to the world.

Applying Creatively

This is a process of making the world anew with fresh and creative forms of action and perception. Now learners do something that expresses or affects the world in a new way or transfers their newly acquired knowledge into a new setting.

the assignment that includes open-ended questions gives The students freely shared their proposals with teachers and other students. They will be excited about doing the assessment. The students were spontaneously sharing their work

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