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Constructivism and Constructionism
Learning-by-designing approach … is often seen as being driven by two theories/approaches …
The constructivist theory of learning, developed by Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget, views learning as a very active process in which people continually construct new knowledge from their experiences in the world. According to this theory, people don’t get ideas, they make them. Constructivist theory is the underpinning for many educational reform initiatives.
The constructionist approach to education, developed by MIT professor Seymour Papert, is based on two types of construction: it argues that people construct new knowledge especially well when they are engaged in constructing things in the world.
They might be constructing sand castles, LEGO machines, or computer programs. What’s important is that they are actively engaged in creating something meaningful to themselves or others around them.
