Unit 1

INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE FORMACIÓN DOCENTE N° 55 1 DEPARTAMENTO DE INGLÉS ESPACIO DE LA PRÁCTICA DOCENTE CONSTRUCTIVISM: FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE UNIT 1 A DEFINITION OF THE TERM CONSTRUCTIVISM Constructivism is a philosophy of learning supporting the idea that... More

INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE FORMACIÓN DOCENTE N° 55 1 DEPARTAMENTO DE INGLÉS ESPACIO DE LA PRÁCTICA DOCENTE CONSTRUCTIVISM: FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE UNIT 1 A DEFINITION OF THE TERM CONSTRUCTIVISM Constructivism is a philosophy of learning supporting the idea that we are the constructors of our understanding of the world we live in. In other words, we create the mental models about the world and the rules directing how our world works. Thus, learning is the process of adjusting our mental models to the new experiences. The authors Valero Borras and Serrano (2008), in their attempt to explain the term, quote Mario Carretero´s definition appearing in their article ”Strategies for Meaningful learning in L2”, which enlarges the one given above significantly: “Mario Carretero asserts that constructivism is the idea that sustains that in the individuals, cognitive, social, and affective aspects of human behaviour are neither a product of the environment, nor the outcome of the internal development o Less