The theory of constructivism looks at the way a learner learns. Constructivists believe that the learner learns best when he/she is actively engaged. The student is viewed as one who acts on objects and events within his or her environment and in the process gains understanding and derives meaning of those objects and events. (Constructivist Theory)
The constructivist assumes that cognitive skills are most fully potentiated through active engagement. It is believed that knowledge is presented explicitly as being constructed personally and in interaction with other people and with the physical world. The constructivist believes that the acquisition of knowledge is not sufficient to education, it is the sense the student makes that matters the most. Constructivists support the belief that coherent cognitive schemes are mentally constructed through the integration of new information or experiences into the fabric of the student's understanding of the world and then the student is able to use this knowledge in dealing with new phenomena and in new contexts. (Benaim, 1995)