Constructivism-an approach to enhance participatory teaching learning

Education is the essence of every civilization. It is through the process of educating the future generations that we enter the regime of teaching and learning. The teacher assumes an important role in the educative process. He is the key figure and the most important element in the educative process. Here the emphasis is on the process of learning rather than individuals. Constructivism believes that all knowledge is constructed on the basis of preexisting knowledge of the learners. This paper advocates that learning is active mental work, not passive reception of teaching. According to J S Bruner cognitivist emphasizes on discovery approach and problem solving methods. Constructivist teachers provoke cognitive conflict through skilled questioning which is known as critical exploration. This paper also criticizes that teaching should in turn focus on how to learn and how to construct knowledge. It is the need of the day to make the teachers accept the constructivist philosophy. This paper also discusses the role of the teacher that can enhance the process of constructivist learning for the learner. In this article the authors also explain the concept of constructivism advocates learner-centered, activity-oriented interactive pedagogic approach with respect to curriculum.