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Characteristics of Constructivist Teaching

The document outlines the key characteristics of constructivist teaching which include active learner involvement, a democratic environment, interactive and student-centered activities, and the teacher facilitating a process of autonomous learning. It also discusses the importance of teacher-student and student-student interaction, using audio/visuals to engage participants, hands-on demonstrations, and collaboration between students and teachers to increase learning.

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Characteristics of Constructivist Teaching

The document outlines the key characteristics of constructivist teaching which include active learner involvement, a democratic environment, interactive and student-centered activities, and the teacher facilitating a process of autonomous learning. It also discusses the importance of teacher-student and student-student interaction, using audio/visuals to engage participants, hands-on demonstrations, and collaboration between students and teachers to increase learning.

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• Characteristics of Constructivist Teaching

• The learners are actively involved.

• The environment is democratic.

• The activities are interactive and student-centered.

• The teacher facilitates a process of learning in which students are encouraged to be responsible
and autonomous.

• Teacher-Student Interaction

● One of the most powerful elements within the learning environment

● Teachers will support and facilitate the student throughout the learning process

● Teachers will guide the student and allow them to grow and develop their capacities, skills
and talents.

• Teacher-Student Interaction Do’s and Don'ts

• DO’s

• Interact with students in a respectful manner

• Help student reflect on their thinking skills

• Know your student more

• DON’TS

• Avoid showing irritability

• Don’t wait negative behavior occur in classroom

• Don’t discriminate students

• Student-Student Interaction

• Vital part of any course experience

• Students listen to each other’s comments, ask each other questions, and build rapport

• Students share responsibility for learning with each other

• Use of Audio, Visuals, Video

• Devices which are used in classrooms

• Encourage teaching learning process

• Use of Audio, Visuals, Video

• Advantages
• Gets the attention of the participants

• Easy to follow and remember

• Participants feel more engaged

• Disadvantages

• Requires a well designed presentation or material

• Participants might pay more attention to the graphics

• Technological Concerns

• Hands-on demonstration and exercises

• Students learn by doing.

• Earning by actually doing and experiencing something

• Discovery learning and embracing mistakes

What is Collaboration?

• the process of two or more people, entities or organizations working together to complete a
task or achieve a goal

• Can be defined as a set of teaching and learning strategies promoting student collaboration in
small groups (2-5 students) in order to optimise their own and each other’s learning.

(Johnson & Johnson, 1999)

Teacher Collaboration

Teacher collaboration occurs when members of a learning community work together to


increase student learning. As educators, our ultimate goal is student achievement in which teacher
collaboration becomes the journey.

• Reference:

• ttps://www.academia.edu/28386026/Constructivist_Teaching

• https://www.slideshare.net/marissazamora/constructivist-teaching-50917247

• https://www.academia.edu/28386026/Constructivist_Teaching

• https://www.google.com/search?q=characteristics+of+constructivist+teacher&sxsrf

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