Constructivism and Its Implication for Course Design and Learning

This paper aims to clarify the concept of Constructivism and to present its implications in the course design and learning. Constructivist theory overcomes the weaknesses of previous learning thoughts, cognitivism and behaviorism. The most important thing according to this learning 'philosophy,' Constructivism is that a learning process should facilitate the construction of knowledge by the student. In the proces s of learning, among other things, inquiry, cooperative, collaborative activities, the connection of learning to the real world and consideration of the students’ prior knowledge are crucial to be noted by the teacher. Constructivism is partly criticized, especially by the practitioners of education. However, Constructivism is currently recommended by the educational psychologists