Directions: Click on a Constructivist Theorist below to read more about their respective learning theories
Discussion Question
What subjects do you think would be best ‘taught’ or learned through a constructivist approach? Alternatively, what areas of knowledge do you think would not benefit from constructivism, and why?
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