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Constructivism

Constructivism contends that individuals actively construct knowledge by working to solve problems. The mind processes information and actively interprets the information and makes sense of it. Learning is social, and best takes place in collaboration with others.

What is Learning?

What is the Learning Process?

What is the role of the teacher?
Learning is defined as a change in the meaning of events that we construct from our experiences.
Learning takes place when individuals construct knowledge by thinking about and interpreting their experiences. They need to be able to make and test hypotheses and look for generalizations.

The role of the teacher is to provide complex questions and to create a collaborative, problem-solving environment where students are free to make discoveries and to construct meaning from these discoveries.

Three Constructivist Theories

 

Constructivist Resources

  • Sim Quest: An excellent site for help creating a lesson based on the principles of discovery learning
  • Mamamedia: A site based on the principles of Papert
  • SEDL: Constructing Knowledge in the Classroom
  • WebQuest Homepage: Ideas and instructions for webquests
  • Discovery Learning: A resource for how to implement this

 
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