Stimulate Learning: The Constructivist Method
The traditional classroom is a one person show. Sitting still in one place, listening to a teacher lecture is very rarely interesting. Students are expected to accept what the professor says to be true. This is memorization and not learning. The traditional approach to teaching leaves little room for independent thought or student initiated questions. It cannot be assumed that each person has come into the course with equivalent background knowledge. Nor can it be assumed that everyone learns at the same tempo. Traditional learning presumes both of these things. Constructivist teaching is the best way to teach the use of microcomputers and other curriculum, because of its hands-on approach, freedom to explore, and its creation of a challenge. The hands-on approach gets the students involved in their own learning. Being able to handle the material is more exciting, thus keeping them interested. This intere
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