Constructivism

Constructivist believes that leaner learned based on pre-known knowledge and understanding. Thus, learning is a process of constructing meaning from one’s own experience and present experience. The individualist constructivist view says that intrinsically personal process whereby the individual’s new information is built on previous experience and based on existing knowledge. Hence it is also considered as internal cognitive activity. Besides, the social constructivist believes that learning is constructed through social negotiations such as discussion with peer and friends.

This theory believes that, leaner will be active, self-motivated as there will be highly commitment and involved in classroom. The more interaction between the instructors and students can help to understand and built the information based on previous knowledge. Mind mapping will be one of the ways to prepare the mind and activate the schemata on previous knowledge.  A comfortable environment and relationship is important in between of the instructor and student to save enough to reveal the information and to reconstruct more refined concepts. Constructivist similarly encourages student to think and reflect on the info learned.

Constructivist theory will be well matched for all categories of students. Fundamentally, every human has experience and knowledge over a period of time on several understandings. Constructivism method of teaching can be used in as early as early childhood up to tertiary level. As teacher they are to ensure that the knowledge are taught in way that student can reflect and understands the best.

Further Links;

http://www.seasite.niu.edu/Tagalog/Teachers_Page/Language_Learning_Articles/constructivist_learning.htm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXUJMNtZh_s&feature=related