• Omar Albukbak

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This article examines Constructivism as an education theory, which, though has been
in the public domain for over one-and-a half decades, has not been studied as extensively as it
should have been. It points out that the core of the theory is that the learners understand the
things better when they carry out activities. The article then presents the characteristics of the
theory and contrasts them with those of the traditional methods. The middle part of the article
examines the assessment criteria of the learning outcomes of both the constructivist and
traditional methods. It also examines what the critics of the theory say. The second part of the
article focuses on the importance of motivation in social constructivism and the role of the
mentors as facilitators. It concludes arguing that the constructivists usually encourage
instructors to use mixed teaching methods.

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