Constructivist teaching methods
Found 3 free book(s)Constructivism (learning theory)
ccti.colfinder.orgtheories and teaching methods in education and is an underlying theme of many education reform movements. Research support for constructivist teaching techniques has been mixed, with some research supporting these techniques and other research contradicting those results. History
Constructivist teaching methods - Teacher education
ccti.colfinder.orgConstructivist teaching methods are based on constructivistlearning theory. Along with John Dewey, Jean Piaget researched childhood development and education. Their theories are now encompassed in the broader movement of progressive education. Constructivist learning theory says that all knowledge is constructed from a base of prior knowledge.
From Sage on the Stage to Guide on the Side
faculty.washington.eduAccording to the current constructivist theory of learning, knowledge does not come packaged in books, or journals, or computer disks (or professors' and stu dents' heads) to be transmitted intact from one to another. Those vessels con tain information, not …