Constructivism

Presented by:
Nabiela Maulida
Ni’ma Amalia

Master degree program of Semarang State

University
 WHAT IS CONSTRUCTIVISM?
A learning theory that equates learning
with creating meaning from experience.
1.Jean PiagetExpert
2.Lev
Vygotsky
3.John Dewey
Historical
Views of constructivism
Individual
constructivism:
-it is a largely
based on
Piaget's theory

Views of
constructivis
m
Social
constructivism:
-It is based on
Vygotsky's
theory
 Characteristics
 Learner construc understanding
 New learning depends on current
understanding
 Learning is facilitated by social
interaction
 Meaningful learning occurs within
authentic leraning tasks
 Principles
Five Principles of Constructivism, as identified
by Brooks and Brooks (1999), are as follows:
 Seek and value stuedents point of view
 Structure lesson to challenge students
suppositions
 Recognize that students must attach
relevance to the curriculum
 Structure lessons around big ideas, not small
bits of information
 Asses student learning in the context of daily
classroom investigation, not sparated events
 Advantages
 concentrates on leraning how to think
and understand.
 give the student ownership of what
they learn,since learning is based on
students' question and explorations.
 constructivism learning is
transferable.
 How to apply in the classroom?
 Encourage and support the students
initiative.
 Creat a thinking and problem solving
environment.
Differences