Teachers behave in a interactive manner, mediating the environment for students. Teachers seek the correct answer to validate student learning. Teachers seek the students' point of view in order to understand students' present conceptions for use in subsequent lessons. Assessment of student learning is viewed as separate from teaching and occurs almost entirely through testing. Assessment of student learning is interwoven with teaching and occurs through teacher observations of students at work and through student exhibitions and portfolios.
Students primarily work alone.
Students primarily work in groups.