Construccionismo

Introduction

The intent of this Website is to help support the work of IT in education materials and users of such materials. Materials developers can incorporate ideas from a variety of learning theories into their materials. Teachers can incorporate ideas from this Website into their lesson plans and day to day teaching.

There are many additional different learning theories related to use of IT in education include:

•Anchored Instruction (John Bransford). This is closely related to Situated Learning.

•Cognitive Flexibility Theory (R. Spiro, P. Feltovitch & R. Coulson). This theory has a special emphasis on dealing with complex problem-solving situations (higher-order thinking skills).

•Experiential Learning (Carl Rogers)

•Multiple Intelligences (Howard Gardner)

Funderstanding: About Learning [Online]. Accessed 2/15/02: http://www.funderstanding.com/about_learning.cfm.

Funderstanding: About Learning. Accessed 2/15/02: http://www.funderstanding.com/about_learning.cfm. contains short discussion of 12 learning theories:

•Constructivism

•Behaviorism

•Piaget's Developmental Theory

•Neuroscience

•Brain-Based Learning

•Learning Styles

•Multiple Intelligences

•Right Brain/Left Brain

•Thinking

•Communities of Practice

•Control Theory

•Observational Learning

•Vygotsky and Social Cognition

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Constructivism

The following definition is quoted from the Website: http://curriculum.calstatela.edu/faculty/

psparks/theorists/501const.htm.

Constructivist learning is based on students' active participation in problem-solving and critical thinking regarding a learning activity which they find relevant and engaging. They are "constructing" their own knowledge by testing ideas and approaches based on their prior knowledge and experience, applying these to a new situation, and integrating the new knowledge gained

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