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The future of Constructivist learning is growing in popularity. The continuous advancements of technology allows more opportunities for teachers to use constructivist learning strategies in the classroom.

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There are a number of theories concerning how people learn. Constructivism is just one. This looks at what Constructivism is and how we can use technologies with it.

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This short video explains the learning theory of constructivism. Watch this video to see how you can incorporate cognitivism into your classroom.

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Constructivist perspective to assessment is a formative rather than a summative. Its purpose is to enhance the quality of student learning as well as the teacher's understanding of what a student knows

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Oral discussions: Students engage in an open discussion once a teacher presents them with a "focus" question.

KWL(H) Chart: (What we know, What we want to know, What we have learned, How we know it). This strategy can be used throughout a lesson of a specific topic.

Mind Mapping:  Students create a diagram that lists and organizes concepts and ideas relating to a topic

Hands-on activities. These encourage students to utilize their environments or a specific learning tool.

Pre-testing. This allows a teacher to determine what knowledge students already possess about new material.

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Students are able to use prior knowledge and build on their current understanding.

Students are fully involved in the learning process and activities involve using all of their senses.

the learning environment is autonomous for students and teachers are not seen as a controlling figure.

the activities are interactive and student-centered instead of being lesson-centered.

Students adapt learning to the real world, gaining problem-solving skills.

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Some students need structure and this teaching method lacks structure.

A concern is that constructivism  leads to "group think", which will lead to few voices taking over and other students being "dominated".

Time consuming in the aspect of teachers need to really know each child's strengths and weaknesses for this to work to its full potential.

The hands on learning may require materials the teacher does not have access too, which can prevent the lesson or become expensive.

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Field trips

This allows students to put information into a real word context.

Experiments

They perform these in small groups to see work for themselves and then come together at the end as a class to share.

Research Projects

Students pick or are assigned a topic and then present the end result to the class.

Films

These give students visual to related the content too.

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Definition- Learning is a mental construct where we either build upon our existing knowledge or change our knowledge as a whole.

Things we can expand our students understanding of:

Skills

Knowledge

Concepts

Attitudes

Constructivism focuses on students using the skills or learning skills that in a more applied and physical context.

This is prompted by teaching in ways that are outside of the normal lecture based styles.

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Considered to be one of the most influential constructivist to approach the understanding learning.

Created a set of stages know as Piaget's Stage:

Sensori Motor (0-2)

Pre-opperational (2-7)

Concrete Opperational (7-11)

Formal Operations (11+)

Used each stage to describe how each age group develops intellectually during that period.

He described 2 processes for which adjust to our environment.

Assimilation- is the process where new knowledge is incorporated into existing knowledge.

Accommodation- is the process where mental structures have to be altered in order to cope with a new experience.

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Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development

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Pritchard, Alan.  (2009).  Ways of learning: Learning theories and learning styles in the classroom.  Oxon: Routledge.

P., Wendy. (2015). The pros and cons of constructivist learning theory.  Retrieved from https://www.brighthubeducation.com/teaching-methods-tips/76645-pros-and-cons-of-constructivist-learning-theory/.

Wikipedia. (2018). Constructivist teaching methods.  Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constructivist_teaching_methods.