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Constructivism
• Is a philosophy of learning that learners
construct their understanding of the
world they live in
- by reflecting on their experiences
- for themselves
- through involvement in active learning
- through interaction of learners with their
environment
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Underlying Ideas of
Constructivism
1.Human have a desire to learn
2. Learning is a social active
process
3. Motivation is the key to
successful learning
4. Experience has a critical role in
learning
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Underlying Ideas of
Constructivism
5. Learning takes time for reflection
and maturing
6.Learning must be contextualized-
related to real life
7. There is a focus on
understanding and doing
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Advantages and Cost
• For the learners:
1. Encourages learners to control their own
learning by showing curiosity, initiative and
persistence
2. Encourages students to organize their own
work
3. Learners find new information but they also
learn new ways to learn
4. Learners develop skill of reasoning, critical
thinking, problem solving and reflection
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• For the teachers:
1. Acts as facilitators
(help the learner plan and organized their learning)
2. Guides the learner
( provide counseling to show direction to the learner)
3. Provides support to the learner
(by making suggestions, challenging their creativity, and
encouraging independent thinking).
4. Provides exciting new partnership with the
learner
Advantages and Cost
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Concepts
Learners as
contributors to their
own learning
Constructivism
Critical
Thinking using
Bloom’s
Taxonomy
Evaluation of
Learning
Outcomes
Learner-centered
classroom
environment
Enhanced
Pedagogie
s
Teachers as
facilitators &
directors of
learning
condition
