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Constructivism is a learning approach in which students acquire the necessary knowledge on their own, as part of active learning that the teacher establishes and under the guidance of the teacher, and in which they construct and interpret this knowledge based on their previous experiences. According to the notions that forms the basis of constructivism, the learner should individually discover and transform complex knowledge in order to integrate what they learn within themselves. Constructivist conception emphasizes creating active learning environments that support critical thinking, research and cooperation.The teacher serves as a guide who helps students in the construction of knowledge as active participants of the learning process. Constructivist teaching-learning process reveals that knowledge cannot be seen as independent from the individual, so meanings belonging to the individual cannot be transferred to others. Teachers are active facilitators and organizers of the teaching and learning process, while students are in an active role of getting, explaining, and constructing knowledge. A key feature of constructivist learning is not to get and accept knowledge given, but to infer meaning from the shared knowledge (Driscoll, 2000). According to constructivist conception, information cannot be identified to be independent from the individual (Bilgin, 2016).
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