In application, Constructivism defies past teaching methodology based on traditional beliefs that students will learn on demand. Increased performance on standardized testing does not reflect better learning strategies but better test-taking strategies. Constructivism seeks to place the learner in the center of the classroom and not the teacher. An active, social and creative learning environment that is well organized, stimulating and challenging will promote learning. This is how learners construct knowledge of the world around them and of themselves.
Constructivism is well suited to secondary education.
Curriculum needs to be structured to challenge the learner yet also touch on relevancy as well. When computers are integrated into interactive settings for project-based learning, teachers and students model problem solving for one another. In an atmosphere of exploration, teacher and student can become co-investigators in search of the truth. Any learning task becomes more meaningful when active, self-directed learning is involved. The learning process is a shared journey in the Constructivist environment even though power relations between the student and the teacher are still asymmetric.