Constructivism And Constructivism In Education

Constructivism is the perspective of Epistemology which states that students learning can be constructed. It analyses the theory of the students’ knowledge and it negotiates with the brain for connectivity of the truth and justification beliefs which follows. To accomplish the constructivism theory students will be able to ask questions that will be valued by the teacher’s opinions, and explore other sources of referencing when discussing and evaluating what they have learnt. Constructivism in education is all about validating the student’s point of view rather than the necessity of getting the correct answer. In constructivist learning there are misconceptions and changes in the learning concept. Disequilibrium will occur but these daily …show more content…
It gives the picture of students sitting passively in a class like empty vessels waiting to be filled by the teachers’ knowledge. Constructivism learning encourages students to develop their own style of learning and the teacher acts like the guide on their side. It gives the student more room to explore, discover and accumulate their learning and findings on a subject matter. In a traditional classroom learning environment there is little scope provided for students questions and opinions while the constructivism learning values the students interest and values because it promotes social discussions, hands-on activities and interactions. While the traditional learning environment is based upon repetitious information and memorization, constructivism builds upon and adds to whatever knowledge the student has accumulated therefore creating a wider platform for more extensive learning to occur. Traditional classroom mostly requires students to work individually while the constructivism learning promotes group work and peer learning. Also traditional classroom material sources are primarily derived from assigned textbooks and workbooks while in the constructivism classroom it caters for a whole entire range of primary sources such as manipulative sources, materials and equipment’s. …show more content…
Constructivism is strongly mandated to be implemented in primary schools because it is suitable mostly for all specific subjects that require hands on experience. Krause, Bochner and Duchesne (pg.157) stated that “learners interact with their environment, they link information learned through experience to previous knowledge, and so construct new understanding and knowledge.” This means that teachers need to appreciate and be conscious of the students’ prior knowledge and be able to build on their