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 * Constructivism -** Students reflect on their own experiences in order to construct their own meaning. Hands-on materials are used instead of textbooks, and students are encouraged to think and explain their reasoning instead of memorizing and reciting facts.

The Constructive Learning Design emphasizes six important elements: Situation, Grouping, Bridge, Question, Exhibit, and Reflections. These elements are designed to provoke teacher planning and reflection about the process of student learning.

Teachers develop the **situation **for students to explain, select a process for **groupings** of materials and students, build a **bridge** between what students already know and what they want them to learn, anticipate **questions** to ask and answer without giving away an explanation, encourage students to **exhibit** a record of their thinking by sharing it with others, and solicit students' **reflections** about their learning.