TRADITIONAL vs CONSTRUCTIVIST CLASSROOM

Determine whether each described classroom activity aligns with a traditional or constructivist teaching approach.

Students copy definitions from the board.

• Constructivist

• Traditional

Determine whether each described classroom activity aligns with a traditional or constructivist teaching approach.

Students complete a multiple-choice test on assigned reading.

• Constructivist

• Traditional

Determine whether each described classroom activity aligns with a traditional or constructivist teaching approach.

Students design and carry out a survey to analyze local community needs.

• Constructivist

• Traditional

Determine whether each described classroom activity aligns with a traditional or constructivist teaching approach.

Students listen to the teacher explain the steps of long division.

• Constructivist

• Traditional

Determine whether each described classroom activity aligns with a traditional or constructivist teaching approach.

Students practice solving equations following strictly the steps taught by the teacher.

• Constructivist

• Traditional

Determine whether each described classroom activity aligns with a traditional or constructivist teaching approach.

Students collaborate to create a play based on a novel they read.

• Constructivist

• Traditional

Determine whether each described classroom activity aligns with a traditional or constructivist teaching approach.

Students research and present different perspectives on a current social issue.

• Constructivist

• Traditional

Determine whether each described classroom activity aligns with a traditional or constructivist teaching approach.

Students build a working model of a renewable energy device.

• Constructivist

• Traditional

Determine whether each described classroom activity aligns with a traditional or constructivist teaching approach.

Students recite historical dates from a timeline.

• Constructivist

• Traditional

Determine whether each described classroom activity aligns with a traditional or constructivist teaching approach.

Students complete a fill in the blank worksheet based on a lecture.

• Constructivist

• Traditional