Home
Search
Contact Us
Log In / Create New Account
About this Journal
Editorial Board and Policy
Peer Reviewers and Process
Issues
Current Issue
Past Issues
Instructions for Authors
Submit Your Manuscript
Paper Status
Publication Ethics and Practices
Plagiarism Policy
Special Issue 1
Special Issue 2
Copyright Form
UGC Approved Journal
Applied for UGC CARE
ABSTRACT
Article
:
CONSTRUCTIVIST APPROACH TO THE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
Author Name
:
C. Jeba Evangeline and S. Devasahayam Selvakumar
Abstract
:
A view of learning based on the belief that knowledge isn#34sigt a thing that can simply be given by the teacher at the front of the room to students in their desks. Students learn by fitting new information together with what they already know. Learners are the builders and creators of meaning and knowledge. Knowledge is constructed by learners through an active, mental process of development. The curriculum is the heart of education, the sharing of learning experiences between the teacher and learner. The implementation of curriculum is actually a dynamic, nonlinear and self-organized process in which the curriculum is being created and meaning is being constructed, so the curriculum goal, content and teaching methods should vary with the specific context different students. Constructivist education enables students to create new knowledge, going far beyond the mere acquiring of knowledge.
View Full Paper(pdf)
