3. Students bring prior knowledge into a
learning situation in which they must
critique and re-evaluate
their understanding of it.
4. Problems and projects include scaffolding
that support multiple interpretations,
starting points, and intellectual abilities.
5. Learners have access to resources
which can be used in knowledge
construction and problem solving.
6. Constructivism often utilizes
collaboration and peer criticism as a
way of provoking students to reach a
new level of understanding.
7. Learners actively learn by affecting or
manipulating their environment and its
parameters to construct a product or
conclusion.
8. Learning environment (content and tools)
should be realistic and complex allowing for the
development of knowledge in context in which
all relevant material is available but not pre-
specified.
