Constructivist Learning

What are features of constructivist learning? Before answering that question, I think it will serve justice if we knew how constructivist learning is defined. Contructivist learning is more of a theory of knowledge and how humans generate knowledge and meaning from an interaction between their experiences and their ideas. The video "Can we believe our eyes" portrays numerous ways of constructivist learning. The students in the video were gaining knowledge through their experience with making a light bulb operate. Engaging and challenging the learners conveyed an implicit aspect of of constructivist learning in a way that each student found themselves understanding in a way that they never have. Being that the students were able to talk amongst each other and converse with the teacher showed them a lot of social constructivism from a learners point of view as well as a teachers point of view.

Speaking of social constructivism leads me to speak on what I would do if I were in the shoes of the teachers from the video "Can we believe our eyes". Being that my main lesson plans would consist of mathematics, general statistics, I think discussing statistical parameters used by the U.S government would be a good socio-cognitive idea. However, for a constructivist idea, I would use a lesson that involved the students getting into groups and working together to gather data, do calculations, and brainstorm conclusive ideas. The purpose of these learning aspects would be to convey a purpose of statistics, so that the students can better understand the material rather just remember for the moment.