There are various theories that which defines the understanding to a better learning process in a class room. The idea of this theory is to understand the learning capability of learner and then push them or support them to go higher, with the help of the learner’s imagination. The educator in this theory will help in guided support to the learner who in term will move on to the next level of learning.
The present education system is used in spoon feeding the learner and going about the same rhythm, without any flexibility, i.e. the teacher could be avoiding setting clear goals, guided instructions or correcting students misconceptions which is not the idea nor is it a recommended practice. And the educators or the institutes do not encourage the use of modern technology or the idea of learner-centered means of teaching.
The educator should be open to changes and they should try their best to emphasize high quality examples, student interaction and so on. It is important for the teacher to understand the learner’s behavior and how they conceive and react to a new information, which in turn would give the idea of how to proceed.
Guided discovery would make the learner move in the right direction and can sometimes surprise the educator with the outcome. For example if we assume that the learner is a ball and the educator is the stick that guides the ball, then it can be deduced that the work of the stick is to just move or push to ball to the right direction of the goal and not be the ball that moves and gains experience with every move.
Hence the constructivist principles help the educator understand the value of the thinking of the learner and not just spoon feed them, but to act as a scaffolding whenever and wherever required.
Ajima 