Constructivism Created by: Sashana J.

Jerome Bruner

• Believed that learning was a participatory process.

• Advocated that the teacher’s role should be to encourage curiosity and exploration.

• Students, with the help of their teacher, should build upon what they already know.

Lev Vygotsky

• Developed Social Cognition because of his interest in children’s cognitive development.

• Believed that students should work collaboratively to share different ideas and to negotiate.

John Dewey

• An advocate for child centered instruction.

• Believed that learning was a social process.

• Created the Laboratory School in 1896.

• Also associated with Progressive Education and Pragmatism.

Jean Piaget

• Believed that children were active learners who did not need motivation from adults to learn.

• Advocated that children learned differently than adult.

Key points of the theory

Constructivism teaches that students learn by doing.

Students actively participate in the learning process; therefore, the learning process is hands-on.

What the teacher does under this theory (with and without

technology)

With Technology

Create Web Quests

Utilizing Educational Video Games in the Classroom

Without Technology

Develop a spiral curriculum.

Organize Students into Collaborative Learning Groups

What the students do under this theory (with and without

technology)

With Technology

Web Quests

Play educational video games

Using digital media and the internet to research information .

Without Technology

Participate in scavenger and treasure hunts

Content Credits

Shelly, Gary B., Glenda A. Gunter, and Randolph E. Gunter. "Learning Theories and Educational Research." Teachers Discovering Computers: Integrating Technology in a Connected World. Boston: Cengage Learning, 2012. 266-80. Print.

Graphic Creits

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Graphic Credits

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