Constructionism

=Constructionism=


 * Based on Jean Piaget’s theory, Constructivism
 * Learning can happen most effectively when people are actively making things in the real world


 * Constructionism || BOTH || Constructivism ||
 * Learner is consciously engaged in constructing public entity || Knowledge is actively constructed by a child’s interaction with their world || Childrens way of doing and thinking evolve over time ||
 * Learning through making || Children build their own experiences: Constantly constructed and reconstructed || Children do not abandon world views just because someone told them they are wrong ||
 * How ideas get transformed when expressed through different media ||  || Learning through cognitive potentials ||
 * “diving into” situations - connectedness rather than separation to gain understanding ||  || Emphasizes organization of cognitive systems - internal structure and organization of knowledge at different levels of development ||
 * Focus: how knowledge is formed and transformed within specific context - hands-on construction ||  || Focus: internal mental stability - building maps in the mind ||