Unit 4- Sahin, T. 2003. Student teachers’ perceptions of instructional technology: developing materials based on constructivist approach

This article discusses a study with preservice elementary school teachers in Turkey that investigated the viewpoint of the preservice teachers pertaining to Instructional Technology and Material Development. These courses were taught in a constructivist approach, so the preservice teachers could learn about constructivism. If you are unclear about the meaning of constructivism, it simple is an approach to teaching where students are given the opportunity to take ownership of the learning by letting them discovery the material being taught. The results from this article showed that the preservice teachers enjoyed the constructivist approach to their learning and thought that they were active learners. This article concludes that constructivism is one approach that works for Instructional Technology and Material Development courses and encourages other educators to take a look at it.
Constructivism is an approach that many math teachers are going towards. It’s great when students can discover the objective and goals of the lesson on their own. Letting students take ownership of their work really creates relevancy to a student and the learning. I have a hard time think that pure constructivism is the way to go in a math class, but I learn so much more on the computer we I discover shortcuts, then when an instructor teachers them to me. I pretty much don’t remember about 80% of what the instructor shows me, so I agree that constructivism is the best approach for learning in an Instructional Technology course.