3. Constructivist teachers encourage student's leadership, cooperation, seeking information, and the presentation of the ideas. i
4. Constructivist teachers modify their instructional strategies in the process of teaching based upon students; thought, experience and or interests. 5. Constructivist teachers use printed materials as well as experts to get more information. 6. Constructivist teachers encourage free discussions by way of new ideas inviting student questions and answers. 7. Constructivist teachers encourage or invite students' predictions of the causes and effects in relation to particular cases and events. 8. Constructivist teachers help students to test their own ideas. 9. Constructivist teachers invite students' ideas before the student is presented with the ideas and instructional materials. 10. Constructivist teachers encourage students to challenge the concepts and ideas of others. 11. Constructivist teachers use cooperative teaching strategies through student interactions and respect, sharing ideas, and learning tasks. 12. Constructivist teachers encourage students to respect and use other people's ideas.
Experience So how is a constructivist classroom different from a traditional classroom? In the constructivist classroom, the focus shifts from the teacher to the students. The classroom is no longer a place where the students are seen as empty vessels to be filled by the teacher. In a constructivist classroom, the students are actively involved in their own learning. The teacher functions as a facilitator who guides, prompts, and helps students to develop and assess their own understanding.
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