Constructivist classrooms are more student-centered and the learning revolves around their interests and questions. Teachers guide learning by implementing group activities, creating collaborative dialogue, and facilitating interactive experiences. Students build on their prior knowledge and construct new understanding based on the lessons taught.
This entry describes the history of the constructivist philosophy, beginning with Lev Vygotsky and John Dewey. An explanation of constructivist learning philosophy, constructivist approaches to education, examples of constructivist activities, and criticism of constructivism are also included.
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Constructivist thought is both an epistemology (meaning it investigates the way we come to have knowledge) and an ontology (telling us about what it is to be). Constructivism is the general methodological position that ideas are built by arranging cognitive building blocks.
The constructivist learning theory explains that we learn by 'constructing' knowledge in our minds. Constructivism argues that learners have an active role in thinking things through, mulling them over, and coming to conclusions based on logic and critical thinking. We also build on our prior knowledge, like a builder constructing (and sometimes deconstructing) his skyscraper.
This is the second of two essays exploring key theories – cognitive load theory and constructivism – underlying teaching methods used today. Constructivism is an educational philosophy that deems ...
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