Tuesday, January 2, 2007

Constructivist Learner

What kind of a learner does Constructivist Theory promote?

I have come up with these definitions and keywords from readings about constructivist teachers and classroom designs. Of the readings from, in particular, Brooks and Brooks(1999) on Constructivist teacher and constructivist classroom design I inferred the characteristics of the learner or the person Constructivist Theory aims at serving and actually creating (by the end of the education process). While preparing this entry I went googling however I could not find anything worth reading on "constructivist learner".

Characteristics of the Constructivist Learners

General Characteristics
Feel Responsible for their learning
Have developed Awareness.
Have developed Autonomy,
Have developed Goals for learning
Have developed Initiative
Use Strategies
Accept the complexity of life
Respectful to multiple perspectives and world-views
Open minded
Task oriented
Process Oriented
Self-controlling
Realistic
Scientific
Value Generator
Holistic
Articulate
Flexible
Moderate
Humanistic
Innovative
Social
Indulging into the Eperience
Self Motivated
Self Reflective

Personal Traits in the Classroom
Active, Dynamic
Ask questions
Create relationships
Cognitively alert
Collaborative
Self Reflective
Critical
Interactive
Problem solver
Analyzer
Synthesizer
Evaluator
Discoverer
Researcher

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