Constructivism

Constructivism

· Constructivism as a paradigm or worldview posits that learning is an active, constructive process. The learner is an information constructor. People actively construct or create their own subjective representations of objective reality. New information is linked to prior knowledge, thus mental representations are subjective.

· Teacher focus on making connections between facts and new understanding · Guide student responses and encourage learners to analyse, interpret and predict · Set open ended questions, promote dialogue and problem solving · Facilitate, monitor, observer, researcher

· Learner centred · Active learners, hands on , explore on own · Creative learner constructing new ideas ore concepts based upon current and past knowledge · Social interactions and motivation helps construction

· Based on performance of learner assessment and self- evaluation

· Problem solving activities · Presentations,

· Trained to think and respond

· Interpret realities/real life

· Mental construction of learner reality · Scaffolding · Enquiry based

· Always under construction- accumulate though interactions · Use of already existing knowledge schemas

· Development of mental models through interactions with others

· Student interaction, engaged learning