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