Chapter 3Constructivist

Teaching:Interactive,

Collaborative,Integrative and Inquiry-

based

Learning Outcome:

Show how constructivist

teaching is done by the use of interactive,

collaborative, integrative and inquiry-based

Constructivist Teaching:

Constructivist teaching is based on the constructivist learning theory, the belief that learning occurs when

learners are actively involved in a process and

knowledge construction as opposed to passively receiving information.

Interactive:

Interactive teaching is that it is NOT something new or mysterious. If you are a teacher and you ask

questions in class, assign and check homework, or hold class or group

discussions, then you already teach interactively. Basically, interactive

teaching is just giving students something to do, getting back what

they have done, and then assimilating it yourself, so that you can decide what would be best to

do next.

Collaborative:

Collaboration is beyond interaction. When

students collaborate for learning, they do not just

interact, they work together and help one another for a common

goal.

Integrative:

An integrated approach allows learners to explore, gather, process, refine and present information about

topics they want to investigate without the constraints imposed by

traditional subject barriers.

Inquiry-based:

Also known asproblem-based teaching or simply

as ‘inquiry,’ this approach puts students’

questions at the center of the curriculum, and places just as

much value on thecomponent skills of research as it

does on knowledge and understanding of content.

The End…- Tetsuya Nigou

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