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Differences between Traditional VS Constructivist Classroom
Constrcutivist Classroom
Teachers have a dialogue with students, helping students construct their own knowledge.
The teacher's role is interactive, rooted in negotiation.
Learning is interactive, building on what the students already know.
Assessment includes student works, observations, and points of view, as well as tests. The process is an important as product.
Materials
Primary sources of material and manipulative materials.
Knowledge is seen as dynamic, ever-changing with our experiences.
Pursuit of student questions and interests is valued.
Students work primarily in groups.
Curriculum emphasizes big concepts
Traditional Classroom
Teachers disseminate information to students (students are recipients of knowledge)
The teacher's role is directive, rooted in authority.
Learning is based on repetition.
Materials
Textbooks
Workbooks
Assessment is through testing, correct answers.
Strict adherence to a fixed curriculum is highly valued.
Knowledge is seen as inert.
The curriculum begins with the parts of the whole (emphasizes basic skills).
Students work primarily alone.