The significance of the school environment for the implementation of a constructivist approach to teaching

Abstract

In order for the constructivist teaching approach to be successfully implemented in the classroom, a stimulating school environment must be created. Since this teaching approach is primarily student-centred, it is understandable that the focus of the implementation of teaching must be on the learning process itself, which requires a challenging and stimulating environment, the development of students’ and teachers’ intrinsic motivation and authentic assessment of performance. The learning environment can be considered as a space with material and physical aspects in which the learning process takes place, as well as the climate of socio-emotional relationships or the setting in which the learning process takes place. The results of this research indicate a lack of time, excessive content and the demands in terms of time and effort required to prepare and deliver lessons according to the principles of the constructivist teaching approach.