Prepared by: Fajardo, Reymary U.

The Computer as the Teacher’s Tool

Constructivism It was introduced by Piaget (1981) and Bruner (1990). They gave stress to knowledge discovery of new meaning/concepts/principles in the learning process.

While knowledge is constructed by the individual learner in constructivism, knowledge can also be socially constructed.

Social constructivism This is an effort to show that the construction of knowledge is governed by social, historical and cultural contexts.

The psychologist Vygotzky stressed that learning is affected by social influences. He therefore suggested the interactive process in learning. The more capable adult (teacher or parent) or classmate can aid or complement what the learner sees in a given class project. In addition, Dewey sees language as a medium for social coordination and adaptation. For Dewey human learning is really human languaging that occurs when students socially share, build and agree upon meanings and knowledge.

The Computer's Capabilities

As co-constructive tool A situating tool Based on the two learning theories, the teacher can employ the computer as a/an: An information tool A communication tool A constructive tool As co-constructive tool A situating tool