1. Self-Assessment in the Classroom
Characteristics of a constructivist learning environment include: 1) "Active - Learners are engaged by the learning process in mindful processing of information, in which they are responsible for the result. 2) Constructive - Learners incorporate new ideas into prior knowledge in order to make sense or meaning of, or to reconcile, a discrepancy, curiosity, or puzzlement. 3) Collaborative - Learners work in learning - and knowledge-building communities, exploiting each other's skills while providing social support and modelling, and observing the contributions of each member. 4) Intent...