🧠 Pedagogic Theory - PtiCalin/PtiCalin GitHub Wiki
_This is how I designed the learning component of my project—anchoring my vault tools in evidence-based educational theory while weaving in personal reflections and vault-first implementation. _
This page reflects the fusion of educational theory and vault-based knowledge design, where concepts like constructivism, introspectivism, interest-driven learning, goal-based scaffolding, and documented reflection shape how I learn, build, and teach within the Awesome Test Vault.
🌍 Overview of Pedagogic Theories
Pedagogic theories are frameworks that explain how teaching and learning occur. These models inform how I structure my Vault—philosophically, architecturally, and interactively.
| Theory | Key Focus | Proponents | Vault Application |
|---|---|---|---|
| Behaviorism | Conditioning, reinforcement | Pavlov, Skinner | Rarely used, except for reminders/rewards |
| Constructivism | Active knowledge construction | Piaget | Scaffolding via lesson → practice → reflection |
| Social Constructivism | Collaborative meaning-making | Vygotsky | Q&A threading, dialogic notes, modeling |
| Cognitivism | Internal processes, memory | Bruner, Ausubel | Information chunking, concept mapping |
| Humanism | Self-actualization, autonomy | Rogers, Maslow | Self-guided learning arcs, interest tagging |
| Connectivism | Networked knowledge | Siemens | Obsidian links, GitHub, and external resources |
| Critical Pedagogy | Empowerment, reflection | Freire | Reflection prompts, social critique logs |
🧠 Vault-Based Pedagogic Model
This section highlights how key pedagogical ideas map directly into design decisions and workflow mechanics in my Vault.
🔍 Introspectivism
Learning begins with inner inquiry.
I use daily brain dumps, reflective journaling, and status: metadata to track shifts in understanding.
🧱 Constructivism & Neo-Piagetian Layers
I scaffold lessons into short YAML-driven blocks.
Some are guided; others are exploratory. Developmental cognitive theories (like Case, Demetriou) influence how I scale lesson difficulty and structure feedback loops.
🌐 Social Constructivism + Communities of Practice
Inspired by Lave & Wenger, I treat linked notes as communities of practice—building understanding through relational context.
🎯 Goal-Based and Scaffolded Learning
Lessons begin with stated intentions and conclude with reflections.
Learners (and I) track outcomes, dependencies, and branching skill trees.
❤️ Interest-Focused Learning
Every lesson logs its spark—the personal relevance or emotional weight that inspired it. I tag lessons by interest (interest_level, curiosity, origin) and track my energy cycles accordingly.
🧠 Cognitive & Neuroscience-Aligned Learning
Lessons are shaped to respect cognitive load—broken into mode: blitz, chunked scaffolds, or depth: deep arcs.
Templates model neuroeducation-informed behaviors, like spaced retrieval, toggle-revealed answers, and affect-aware prompts.
⚡ YAML-Powered Learning Example
---
title: Vault Metadata Parsing
category: pedagogy
interest_level: high
autonomy_level: guided
mode: blitz
cognitive_load: low
status: active
reflection_prompt: "What felt intuitive? What confused me? Why?"
---
🔬 Advanced Theoretical Influences
| Theory | Key Ideas | My Application |
|---|---|---|
| Neo-Piagetian Theory | Working memory, stage tailoring | Complexity-based scaffolding & difficulty levels |
| Situated Cognition | Context, participation | Learning through building vault components in real-world projects |
| Ecological Constructivism | Culture, sustainability | Critical self-awareness + documenting positionality |
| Cognitive Neuroscience | Brain plasticity, emotion | Journaling state + tracking cognitive friction in YAML |
| Guided Constructivism | Support → Exploration | Fallback notes, hints, toggle blocks, guided task flows |
| Connectivism | Nodes, networked systems | Vault to GitHub pipelines, shared learning flows |