This is not the image of constructivism. Constructivism in education is a concept in which students come into the classroom with prior knowledge that must be questions and built upon in order for true learning to take place.
But why would you take my word for anything? You have only read a handful of my blogs and probably only skimmed them at best. Let's look at what a professional has to say.
But why would you take my word for anything? You have only read a handful of my blogs and probably only skimmed them at best. Let's look at what a professional has to say.
In a 2007 article in "The Science Teacher" journal, Alan Colburn talks about how constructivism makes its way into the science classroom.
Alan shows how constructivism in the classroom arises from Piaget and his views on how people learn. In using constructivism according to Piaget three things can occur: The information presented to the student will line up with their own prior knowledge and small amounts of learning can be made. Another possibility is that the information presented is not in agreement with the student's prior knowledge and they become too confused and unwilling to truly learn the subject. But the hope in teaching through constructivism, is that the student will be able to take information that does not completely agree with prior knowledge and, with the help of the teacher, accommodate the new information into what they already believe. This leads to the most long term learning, and Alan Colburn does a wonderful job in explaining constructivism and how to use it in the classroom.