Constructivist theory

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Constructivism is a theory about how people learn. It asserts that people build new information onto pre-existing knowledge and understanding and modify this in light of new data. In the process, their ideas gain in complexity and power. Constructivist theorists dismiss the idea that students learn by absorbing information through lectures or repeated rote practice. For example, Equipped for the Future (EFF) embraces a school of constructivism, which invites learners to create their own meaning and achieve their own goals by interacting actively with objects and information and by linking new materials to existing cognitive structures.

For a plain English Web site that explains constructivism and how it can affect classroom practices, go to http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/constructivism/index.html

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