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Learning Models Throughout our lives we are constantly learning. First we learn to walk and talk. Later that progresses to social interacting with other children. Then at the age of five we enter the world of academics and this will forever shape our lives. Whether we are aware of it or not our teachers use learning models to help shape our education. There are many different learning models. There are two that I would like to address today. These two cases are play and role-play. Although both models are categorized as constructivists learning models, they are different in many ways. Play is a great model to use when a teacher is trying to figure out what are the student's interests. It is a hands on approach for students to show what they know and what they learned. It helps the student organize thier thoughts in a fun and risk free environment. Role-play emphasis is portraying a persona to show what a student has learned. By using role-playing as a learning model a teacher is able to see how a student can put what they have learned in the classroom and portray a character with it. This model gives the student's a chance to use the knowledge they have gained in the classroom and express it in a creative way. When it comes to assessing the knowledge a student has learned in the classroom there isn't only one way of going about it. A teacher should always be open to using new ideas and techniques to give each student a chance to demonstrate what they knowledge they have retained from the lessons. These learning models are a great way to get away from the redundancy of standardized tests which can be overwhelming for some students.