Constructivism Websites

Contains sections on constructivist epistemology, learning theory, characteristics, and checklist for educators.

Document which shows how constructivism relates to vocational education.

Explanation to gain an understanding of the concept, then goes to a demonstration, where it moves from concept to classroom.

Encyclopaedia entry about the topic. Defines the theory, comments its history, development and criticism.

Book about the application of constructivism to technology.

Aims to find evidence of constructivist teaching amongst teachers in primary science lessons and to identify any changes in the extent of constructivist teaching when teachers advanced from pre-service to novice teaching.

A brief exposition of ideas central to constructivism. Then explores what the principles mean for museum educators.

Brief concepts and descriptions of the topic.

Articles covering the topic, by Mimi Mayer, Wesley A. Hoover and David Foster. SEDL Letter is the institutional magazine of the Southwest Educational Development Laboratory (SEDL), a private, not-for-profit education research and development corporation based in Austin, Texas.

An association which promotes the educational approach of Caleb Gattegno: the subordination of teaching to learning

On cognitive constructivism and social constructivism.

Variety of resources, definitions, learning activities, examples and case studies.

Brief introduction to the basics.

Defines the concept, its instructional principles, bringing IT to a classroom, list of computer programming languages supporting the constructionist approach to learning.

A paper to present a brief review of the various streams of constructivism in studies of education, society, science and technology. Philosophy and Constructivism, Cybernetic Constructivism, Piaget and Developmental Psychology, Von Glasersfeld’s Radical Constructivism, Vygotsky and Social Psychology, and a brief guide to Science and Technology Studies.

Describes in detail the main differences in an attempt to try to enrich our understanding of how people learn and, grow. By Edith Ackermann.

Brief definition by Dimitrios Thanasoulas, Greece.

Introduces Social Constructivism with an example, and then defines the social context, perspectives, instructional models, and the differences between Constructionism and Constructivism.