Constructivism is an educational philosophy that deems experience as the best way to acquire knowledge. We truly understand something—according to a constructivist—when we filter it through our senses ...

Historically, the study of cognition has focused mainly on adults. With the arrival of constructivist theoreticians such as Jean Piaget, cognitive developmental theory became more visible in ...

In a recent blog post, Kyle Pearce (@mathletepearce) raised the question “good at math or good at memorization?” Unlike most middle school math teachers, Kyle asks his students to wrestle with complex ...

As an educational psychologist and educator for the past 20 years, I’ve come to appreciate the claims of constructivism more and more. In particular, I’m a firm believer that students learn by doing ...