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Teaching method based on constructivism
Constructivist teaching is based on constructivism. It rests on the belief that learning occurs as learners are actively involved in a process of meaning and knowledge construction, as opposed to passively receiving information. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Constructivist teaching methodsA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Effect of Using the Constructivist Teaching Method on Creative Thinking and EntrepreneurshipInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: [Papers presented at the 20th Annual Conference of the Ontario Educational Research Council, Toronto, Ontario, December 1-2, 1978]The most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Constructivist Teaching/Learning Theory and Participatory Teaching MethodsCited 70 times
- Go sideways: Constructivism (philosophy of education)A closely related topic
- Go sideways: Constructionism (learning theory)A closely related topic
📖 Definitions
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Constructivist Teaching/Learning Theory and Participatory Teaching Methods
Effects of constructivist teaching methods on bioethics education for nursing students: A quasi-experimental study
Teaching social research methods after the critical turn: challenges and benefits of a constructivist pedagogy
Investigating the Effectiveness of Teaching Methods Based on a Four-Step Constructivist Strategy
Scaffolding through cases: diverse constructivist teaching in the literacy methods course
Reflections of a Social Constructivist on Teaching Methods
Using simulations to meld didactic and constructivist teaching methods in complex second year STEM courses
Effects of Folklore Teaching with Constructivist and Computer-Assisted Teaching Method
🆕 Influential since 2022
Effect of Using the Constructivist Teaching Method on Creative Thinking and Entrepreneurship
Effects of social constructivist teaching methods on EFL students’ reading comprehension and teamwork skills in Ethiopia
Constructivist Learning Method of Ordinary Differential Equations in College Mathematics Teaching
Impact of Constructivist Teaching Methods of Teaching Mathematics on Students’ Achievement
ANALYSIS OF MUSICAL ART TEACHING METHODS IN THE PARADIGM OF THE CONSTRUCTIVIST APPROACH
📚 Books worth reading
- 📕[Papers presented at the 20th Annual Conference of the Ontario Educational Research Council, Toronto, Ontario, December 1-2, 1978]Ontario Educational Research Council. Conference · 1966
Elementary Science MethodsDavid Jerner Martin, David Martin (undifferentiated) · 1996
Science in elementary educationJoseph M. Peters · 2002
Assessing student understanding in scienceSandra K. Enger, Robert E. Yager · 2000
Reflective teaching for student empowermentDorene Doerre Ross, Elizabeth Bondy · 1992
Designing for learningGeorge W Gagnon, George W., Jr. Gagnon · 2000
Facilitative Collaborative Knowledge Co-ConstructionRik Carl D'Amato · 2015
Guided inquiryCarol Collier Kuhlthau · 2007
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