Question

What is a constructivist classroom? How children’s understanding can be used in a constructivist

classroom setting? Discuss the role of a constructivist teacher with suitable examples.

27 Nov 2017
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Word Count : 834

Constructivist Classroom are that which is –

  • Learner-centered. Teacher as facilitator – students construct knowledge through critical thinking, manipulatives, primary resources, and hands-on activities.
  • Student works collaboratively in groups, independently or in partners.
  • Big idea first. All parts support big idea.
  • Thinking and support of thinking are the goals.
  • Assessments are observation, conferences, daily work, portfolios and included in learning tasks.
  • Books, journals, real-world situations, workshop approach.
  • Self-reflection, student evaluator and teacher evaluator.
  • Process based learning: Learners create meaning and context by exploring new ideas and experiences, generating hypotheses, problem solving.
  • Teacher-student dialogue through conferring, questioning, and wondering.
  • Shared responsibility and decision making.
  • Students ask questions. Empowered learner.
  • Community of learners.

Learning theory of constructivism incorporates a learning process wherein the student gains their own conclusions through the creative aid of the teacher as a facilitator. The best way to plan teacher worksheets, lesson plans, and study skills for the students, is to create a curriculum which allows each student to solve problems while the teacher monitors and flexibly guides the students to the correct answer, while encouraging critical thinking.

Instead of having the students relying on someone else's information and accepting it as truth, the students should be exposed to data, primary sources, and the ability to interact with other students so that they can learn from the incorporation of their experiences. The classroom experience should be an invitation for a myriad

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