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When i think of the word construction, i think of a building site.
I think of cranes, bulldozers and men in hard hats.
Do you?
The notion of a building site is actually not too far from the truth, because constructivism is a theory about the way people learn – through experiencing/making things. To fulfill the notion of constructivism, we as learners must ask questions, explore new knowledge, and assess what we already know.
I think i hit the jackpot when i was searching for information on constructivism on the web as i came across thirteen.org. they have this fantastic ‘concept to classroom’ site which allowed me to read up on the theory of constructivism and then find out how we can relate the theory to a pedagogical point of view.
I wont comment as yet about the theory and my point of view because i want to research it further and supplement this info with other websites first in order to make a well rounded summary.
So i now leave you with 2 tasks:
- Go to this website: Constructivism as a Paradigm for Teaching and Learning
- Think about these questions below after reading the information. If you agree and answer yes to these questions (taken from thirteen.org) , well constructivism is your kind of theory!
Think about how you learn. When you hear, read, or see something new, does it help to talk about it and reflect on it to better understand the new information? How about research? Does it help to do some active research on this new information?
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