Theories of knowledge and teaching built on the idea that learners construct understanding for themselves, including social and radical constructivism, discovery learning, constructivist teaching methods, constructivism in science education and phenomenon-based learning. A theory belongs here when the cited article defines it as constructivist or as built on the active construction of knowledge. It excludes mathematics learning frameworks, inquiry approaches and progressive approaches, which sit in their own groups.
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Constructivist Theories and Teaching Methods
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Discovery learning (Wikipedia)
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Discovery learning is a technique of inquiry-based learning and is considered a constructivist-based approach to education.
Wikipedia: Constructivist teaching methods
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Constructivist teaching is based 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: Radical Constructivism
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Radical constructivism is an approach to epistemology that situates knowledge in terms of knowers' experience.
Constructivism in science education (Wikipedia)
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Constructivism has been considered as a dominant paradigm, or research programme, in the field of science education since the 1980s.
Phenomenon-based learning (Wikipedia)
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Phenomenon-based learning is a constructivist form of learning or pedagogy, where students study a topic or concept in a holistic approach instead of in a subject-based approach.
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