Constructivism

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Constructivism states that learning is an active, contextualized process of constructing knowledge rather than acquiring it. Constructing of knowledge is based on personal experiences and hypotheses of the environment. Each person has a different interpretation and construction of knowledge process. The learner is not a blank slate (tabula rasa) but brings past experiences and cultural factors to a situation.

NOTE: A common misunderstanding regarding constructivism is that instructors should never tell students anything directly but, instead, should always allow them to construct knowledge for themselves. This is actually confusing a theory of pedagogy (teaching) with a theory of knowing. Constructivism assumes that all knowledge is constructed from the learner’s previous knowledge, regardless of how one is taught. Thus, even listening to a lecture involves active attempts to construct new knowledge.

http://www.learning-theories.com/constructivism.html

A teacher should make an interesting and communication-oriented learning environment. He has to attrac the subjective experience but also include new 'mystery' which invent the learner for interactive and creative self-orientation. http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konstruktivistische_Didaktik The learner has to have several abilitys to konstruct his knowledge. He has to plan, to supervise and to evaluate his learning. Furthermore the learners have to motivate themselves. http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selbstreguliertes_Lernen

Constructivism itself has many variations, such as [[active learning]], [[discovery learning]], and [[knowledge building.]]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learning_theory_(education)

See also: Constructivist learning