Background Knowledge Constructivism in education is a cognitive perspective of learning with profound implications for teaching and research methodology.
All cognitive perspectives focus on mental behaviors.
Today's cognitive revolution has replaced behaviorism as the prevailing paradigm. Behaviorism is a simple, elegant scientific theory that has both methodological and intuitive appeal. Although most teachers use varied strategies, their basic assmptions make an enormous difference in life is like in classrooms. Classroom environment, expectations, selection and creation of pedagogy, and assessment are guided by tacit or known teacher assumptions. Here is a summary of constructivist principles.