A Platform of Constructivist Learning in Practice: Computer Literacy Integrated into Elementary School

Abstract

In Mexico, the conventional teaching approach, when applied specifically to elementary school, seems to fall short of attaining the overall quality objective. The main consequence of this problem is when teachers are not sure that their students really understand the dynamic nature of concepts and mechanism since an early age, particularly in elementary school. This paper presents a pedagogical/technological platform, based on constructivism ideas, as a means of making the learning process in elementary school more efficient and interesting. The constructivist platform presented here uses graphical simulators developed for Web 2.0 as a support tool, creating a teaching and learning environment in which practical experiments can be undertaken as each topic is introduced and explained

An epistemological analysis of the application of an online inquiry-based program in tourism education

“…Advocates of constructivist learning postulate that learning should be triggered when learners' existing knowledge is blended with new information to construct new knowledge. Therefore, learners are able to generate new knowledge while interacting with their instructor, peers, and environment (Garcia, Pacheco, & Garcia, 2010). This model of knowledge construction was derived from the rationale of the individual's social collectivity in the learning process, as proposed by Vygotsky (1978) and .…”