What is Constructivist Approach

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Model for learning based on the belief that students construct their own knowledge and understanding. Learn more in: In Links We Trust: Net-Like Strategic Reading in L2 Learning Context

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Persons deepening their knowledge and understanding by participating in shared discourse with others. Persons construct their knowledge through the transformation of experiences, linking new knowledge with existing knowledge. The learning takes place through the activity of the learner. Learn more in: International School Teachers' Professional Development in Response to the Needs of Third Culture Kids in the Classroom

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An educational approach where the student has greater responsibility for building his or her own knowledge (Easton, 2003). Learn more in: Questions for the Student Evaluation of Distance Courses

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A learning structure that combines prior knowledge, experiences, and creativity to foster learning. Learn more in: Strategies to Promote Pedagogical Knowledge Interplay with Technology

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A teaching approach that emphasizes the active role of the students in the educational process and his/her ability to construct new knowledge based on experience and previously acquired knowledge. Learn more in: Constructivist Approach for Creating a Non-Violent School Climate

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An educational philosophy by which all new knowledge is incorporated in and builds on the existing framework. Learn more in: Integrating Industry Research in Pedagogical Practice: A Case of Teaching Microbial Corrosion in Wet Tropics

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A theory of learning developed by Piaget (1978) that focuses on people constructing knowledge through interpretations of their experiences. Social constructivism was developed by Vygotsky (1987) , which expanded ideas to social constructs where knowledge is developed through peer interactions and reflecting upon those interactions. Learn more in: Professional Development for Teachers of English Learners (ELs): How Constructivist Thinking and Culturally Responsive Pedagogy Can Support Best Practice for ELs

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Also called constructivism, it is a theory of how people learn. Constructivism posits that people’s knowledge is built on their own personal experience and reflective thinking. Learn more in: Investigating Mobile Assisted English Foreign Language Learning and Teaching in China: Issues, Attitudes and Perceptions

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Students learn and build knowledge for themselves through experience, each learner builds meanings individually (and socially) as he learns. Learn more in: “Game Theory Lab”: A Gamification Laboratory for High School Students

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A teaching approach that emphasizes the active role of the students in the educational process and his/her ability to construct new knowledge based on experience and previously acquired knowledge. Learn more in: Implementation of Games in Primary School Social Studies Lessons

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Creating one’s own knowledge resulting from one’s own experiences and ideas with a changing perspective of individual traits. Learn more in: Instructional Design Perspectives for Information and Communication Technologies Curriculum