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1. TOPIC : RECENT TRENDS IN TEACHING
SUB TOPIC : CONSTRUCTIVISM
JEAN PIAGET

2. RECENT TRENDS IN TEACHING

3. CONSTRUCTIVISM
• Construction of Knowledge through
Experience.
• Foundation of Philosophy,
Anthropology and Psychology.
• Student Centred Approach.

4. TYPES OF CONSTRUCTIVISM
• Psychological Constructivism
• Social Constructivism.

5. • Father of
psychological constructivism
Jean piaget
• Father of
Social constructivism
Vygotsky
JEAN PIAGET

6. Nature of learning process
• Develops Intuitive thinking skills.
• Discover principles, concepts, facts.
• Sharing individual perspectives.
• Active process.
• Social process.

7. Characteristics of Constructivist Teaching
• Active involvement
• Democratic environment
• Student centred method
• Learners – responsible
• Autonomous

8. Classroomactivities of Constructivist learning
• Experimentation.
• Research projects.
• Field trips.
• Films.
• Class discussion.

9. Role of teachers
• More experienced on content.
• Motivator and Facilitator to Students.
• Help students to,
Explore New ideas.
Decision Making.
Problem Solving skills.

10. advantages
• Long Term Memory
• Self Confidence
• Self Evaluation
• Critical thinking
• Framing hypothesis
• Deep content knowledge
• Student centred Method

11. DISADVANTAGES
• Time Consuming Method
• Useful for literates only
• All students do not receive
same kind of learning
experiences.
• Teacher only takes a part of
facilitator and a guide.

12. Method of Assessment
Student’s Work.
Participation on Class Discussion.
Idea on a Topic and a Concept.
Observation of Student.

13. Thank You