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 Uses of Constructivist Approach in Assessment Meaning of knowledge construction/Constructivism Constructivism is a theory in education that explains how people acquire knowledge.  Basically according to this theory people when they encounter a new problem / situation they try to solve it and discover the consequences of their actions by reflecting on their existing knowledge which is constructed by personal experiences. This new assimilated knowledge is fit into the existing cognitive structure as a result of which the cognitive structure gets modified. Constructivism is an approach to learning that holds that people actively construct or make their own knowledge and that reality is determined by the experiences of the learner (Elliot et al., 2000,p.256). Putting it in other words learning is nothing but the process of constructing one's knowledge. Knowledge is not viewed as some sort of a true copy of the features of the world outside but the process of construction of the i...

MODELS OF CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT Meaning and Concept of Curriculum     The curriculum is the heart of schooling, the education process. Education and curriculum are two sides of the same coin.     While education is a process curriculum is a means to the process. While education deals with how and when, curriculum deals with what. While education is a product currciulum is the plan. All resources available at school ie. the school buildings,equipments,varieties of instructional materials like books, softwares and hardware exist for just one purpose - for supporting effective implementation of curriculum.     The entire set of educational activities the curricular,co-curricular and extra-curricular activiites as well as the organization of teaching - learning strategy and the evaluation schedule flow from the school curriculum.     The term curriculum means the total situation selected and made available to the teacher to operate and to translate t...