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Social constructivism leads to "group think."

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Piaget believed that humans learn through the construction of one logical structure after another.

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Students use inquiry methods to ask questions, investigate a topic, and use a variety of resources to find solutions and answers. As students explore the topic, they draw conclusions, and, as exploration continues, they revisit those conclusions

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Students have ideas that they may later see were invalid, incorrect, or insufficient to explain new experiences. These ideas are temporary steps in the integration of knowledge

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Learning activities require the students' full participation (like hands-on experiments). An important part of the learning process is that students reflect on, and talk about, their activities

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Students are not blank slates upon which knowledge is etched. They come to learning situations with already formulated knowledge, ideas, and understandings. This previous knowledge is the raw material for the new knowledge they will create.

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Teachers have a dialogue with students, helping students construct their own knowledge.

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Reason and problem-solving

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Constructivism is a learning theory that engages and motivates students by making them tale a more active role.

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Assessment includes student works, observations, and points of view, as well as tests. Process is as important as product

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Assessing students through testing to see if they achieve the correct answers.

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Learning is interactive, building on what the student already knows.

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The curriculum emphasizes big concepts

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Curriculum begins with the parts of the whole. Emphasizes basic skills.

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Knowledge is seen as a dynamic, ever-changing view of the world, encouraging critical thinking, creativity, and lifelong learning.

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Teachers biggest job is asking good questions

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The teacher functions as a facilitator who acts as a coach, mediates and helps the student grow and develop

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Students are urged to be actively involved in their own process of learning