Original Source Material: ... constructivist theory rests on the assumption that knowledge is constructed by learners as they attempt to make sense of their experiences. Learners, therefore, are not empty vessels waiting to be filled, but rather active organisms seeking meaning.

Instead, knowledge must develop and continue to change with the activity of the learner.

It seems clear from remarks of constructivist researchers that constructivist learning goals are best met through a variety of instructional conditions that differ from any proposed by theorists like Gagné.

The basic tenet of constructivism holds that learners themselves construct knowledge, rather than receive it from outside themselves. The instructional conditions for learning proposed by Gagné do not support the kind of learning assumed by the constructivists.

References: Driscoll, M. P. (2000). Psychology of learning for instruction (2nd ed.). Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon.

The basic tenet of constructivism holds that learners themselves construct knowledge, rather than receive it from outside themselves. The instructional conditions for learning proposed by Gagné do not support the kind of learning assumed by the constructivists (Driscoll, 2000).

References: Driscoll, M. P. (2000). Psychology of learning for instruction (2nd ed.). Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon.