Volume : V, Issue : IX, September - 2015

Constructivism and Science Performing Skill Among Elementary Students: A Study

Dr. Sambit Kumar Padhi, Priyaranjan Dash

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Constructivism is one of the new theories which has very much influenced the teaching learning process. The basic idea of constructivism is that the learner must construct knowledge; the teacher cannot supply it. From behaviorism to constructivism is known as paradigm shift in education. There is a shift from teacher – centered education to learner – centered education and now it is towards learning– centered education. A constructivist classroom is student centered, activity based, interactive and knowledge is constructed by joining previous knowledge with new experiences. It is a search for meaning which helps in promoting understanding and insight. The leaner is actively engaged his/her own dialogue with facilitating construction of knowledge. The present study is intended to develop an understanding of improvement of the skill of doing science by learning science through constructivist teaching approach. It was an experimental study and the researcher taught ten lessons to two different group of students by constructivist approach of teaching and traditional approach of teaching. It was found that the constructivist approach of teaching has a great impact on the science performance skill of students.

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Dr. Sambit Kumar Padhi, Priyaranjan Dash Constructivism and Science Performing Skill Among Elementary Students: A Study Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.5, Issue : 9 September 2015

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