Constructivism

Anthony M. Master subtitle style Click to edit Rafanan Rodel Bryan C. Valdez Joan Jesusa B. Velasco Michael John B. Ancheta

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Jean Piaget

The founder of constructivism Only education is capable of saving our societies from possible collapse, whether violent, or gradual.
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Constructivism: Defined
"The Constructivism is not a theory about teaching; it is a theory about knowledge and learning."

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Constructivism is

A theory of knowledge Student-centered

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Constructivism in Teaching
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Constructivism proposes that learning environments should:

support multiple perspectives or interpretations of reality, focus on knowledge construction, not on knowledge reproduction
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be context-rich, be experience-based activities

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Constructivism believes that:

one constructs knowledge from one's experiences, mental structures, and beliefs that are used to interpret objects and events.
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Making of knowledge is: Interactive Inductive Collaborative

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Principles of Constructivism

It takes time to learn. Learning is an active process People learn to learn as they learn. The crucial action of constructing meaning is mental.
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Principles continued

Learning involves language. Learning is a social activity. Learning is contextual. One needs knowledge to learn.

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Principles continued

Learning is not the passive acceptance of knowledge which exists out there. Motivation is a key component in learning.

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Assessing Student Learning

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Thanks to our sources!

http://constructivist-education.blogspot.com/2006/04/learning-principles-

http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~foreman/itec800/finalprojects/eitankaplan/page

http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~foreman/itec800/finalprojects/eitankaplan/page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constructivism_(learning_theory)

http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/constructivism/index.htm

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