What do you think makes constructivism a more favorable theory for users of resources?

Constructivism is a conception of learning that is contrasted with objectivist notions oflearning. An objectivist conception of learning assumes that knowledge can be transferred as is from the teacher or technology to the learner. The constructivist perspective, however, is that knowledge is subjective and interpretative, and must be constructed by an individual (Jonassen, 1998). Constructivist learning environments are designed to facilitate a learner’s construction of new knowledge. Constructivist techniques are often counter-intuitive and can sometimes even turn a traditional notion of designing instruction on its head. For example, in certain cases learning gains are greater when students explore a complex, open-ended learning environment like a simulation or case library before getting a traditional lecture about the principles one wants students to learn from such an environment, rather than the other way around (Brant, Hooper, & Surge, 1991; Schwartz& Bransford, 1998).