Encourage testing of ideas against alternative ideas and contexts. Allow for the co mparing of individual's and established points of view within the learning process. Provide an opportunity for reflection. Critical thinking is based on our reflections, in the effort to make sense of the world and create understanding. Self-paced instruction, or small group learning with individual learning contracts, are ideal for the constructivist approach.
Learners selecting or deciding their own objectives from a list of desired objectives is also ideal.
The following table contrasts constructivism with two other traditional learning theories.