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'''Constructivist teaching''' is based on [[Constructivism (learning theory)|constructivist learning theory]]. 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 [[passive learning|passively receiving information]].

==History==

Constructivist approach teaching methods are based on [[Constructivism (learning theory)|constructivist]] [[learning theory (education)|learning theory]]. Scholars such as Ernst von Glasersfeld trace the origin of this approach to the philosophies of [[Immanuel Kant]], [[George Berkeley]], and [[Jean Piaget]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Matthews|first=Michael R.|title=International Handbook of Research in History, Philosophy and Science Teaching|date=2014|publisher=Springer|isbn=978-94-007-7653-1|___location=Dordrecht|pages=1024}}</ref> There are those who also cite the contribution of [[John Dewey]] such as his works on action research, which allows the construction of complex understanding of teaching and learning.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Kincheloe|first1=Joe L.|title=The Praeger Handbook of Education and Psychology|last2=Horn|first2=Raymond A.|date=2007|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-313-33123-7|___location=Westport, CT|pages=491}}</ref>

Dewey and Piaget researched [[childhood development]] and education; both were very influential in the development of informal education. Dewey's idea of influential education suggests that education must engage with and enlarge exploration of thinking and reflection associated with the role of educators. Contrary to this, Piaget argued that we learn by expanding our knowledge by experiences which are generated through play from infancy to adulthood which are necessary for learning. Both theories are now encompassed by the broader movement of [[progressive education]]. Constructivist learning theory states that all knowledge is constructed from a base of prior knowledge. As such, children are not to be treated as a blank slate, and make sense of classroom material in the context of his or her current knowledge.<ref name="thirteenorg">[http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/constructivism/index_sub5.html Constructivism as a Paradigm for Teaching and Learning]</ref>

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=== Cooperative learning ===

A variety of educational approaches focusing on individuals working together to achieve a specific learning outcome (Hsiung, 2012).

==== Reciprocal Peer Teaching ====

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* Laffey, J., Tupper, T., Musser, D., & Wedman, J. (1997). A computer-mediated support system for project-based learning. Paper presented at the annual conference of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.

* Taber, K. S. (2011). Constructivism as educational theory: Contingency in learning, and optimally guided instruction. In J. Hassaskhah (Ed.), Educational Theory (pp.&nbsp;39–61). New York: Nova. Available from https://camtools.cam.ac.uk/wiki/eclipse/Constructivism.html.

* Wood, & Middleton, (1975). A study of assisted problem solving. British Journal of Psychology, 66(2), 181-191.

* Thirteen Ed Online (2004). Constructivism as a paradigm for teaching and learning. http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/constructivism/index.html

* Durmus, Y. T. (2016). Effective Learning Environment Characteristics as a requirement of Constructivist Curricula: Teachers’Teachers' Needs and School Principals’Principals' Views . International Journal of Instruction, 9(2).

* Durmus, Y. T. (2016). Effective Learning Environment Characteristics as a requirement of Constructivist Curricula: Teachers’ Needs and School Principals’ Views . International Journal of Instruction, 9(2).

* Cross, K. P. (1987). Teaching for learning. AAHE Bulletin, 39(8).

* Winkler, T., Kritzenberger, H., & Herczeg, M. (2002). Mixed Reality Environments as Collaborative and Constructive Learning Spaces for Elementary School Children.

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