Constructivism is described in Wikipedia as follows: "Constructivism, a perspective in education, is based on experimental learning through real life experience to construct and conditionalize knowledge. It is problem based, adaptive learning, that challenges faulty schema, integrates new knowledge with existing knowledge, and allows for creation of original work or innovative procedures."
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constructivism_%28philosophy_of_education%29
Here are some exercises from the chapter 15 that can help students to develop a knowledge structure. I find these suggestions good, since they can give life to some dry text chapters.
- The development of a key relations chart for every book chapter or section of the course: "A key relations chart lists and diagrams the key ideas, equations, relations, definitions, and so forth, on a single page. The chart can be evaluated for accuracy and completeness. Some professors allow students to consult key relation charts during tests."
- A related exercise is to have small groups of students develop a memory board (Woods et al., 1975), "which is similar to a key relations chart but is significantly more complete. It can include more equations, rules, interrelationships, and problem-solving hints."
- Concept maps or networks: A concept map or network visually represents the relationship between concepts, usually two-dimensionally. Both the hierarchical relationships and the key cross-links between concepts are shown. Concept maps are complementary to key relations charts and memory boards since the concept map does not give equations, definitions, or ideas.
Source: Wankat, P. C. & Oreovicz, F. S. Teaching Engineering. Chapter 15. Purdue University.
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