Constructivist Learning

Constructivist learning is students learning from their personal experiences with others and the environment.

Students were given a light bulb, a battery, and a wire and they were tasked to come up with a way to light the light bulb. In these videos there were many features of constructivist learning. The teacher asks questions and provides hints but does not give the answer. The students worked in small groups. Social skills were present since the students had to talk to each other in the group. Individual accountability was expresses by interviewing Jennifer about the battery and bulb. She was convinced the bulb had to be in the stand but was proven wrong. The students were asked to write down all their observations. The students took charge of their learning and, consequently, they suggested in the video that they will remember the lesson more than if the teacher had lectured to them.

I work in the library now and we constantly showing students how to use the OPAC and the setup of the library in order to find books in the library. By asking the students questions about their interests, I am enabled to ask questions that they can answer thus utilizing individual accountability. I would consider Discovery Learning to explain how non-fiction and fiction books are arranged on the library shelves. Social skills are another idea that is used in the library. Students are always discussing with their peers about books on certain subjects in the library.