Constructivist education in the digital era

Abstract

The main purposes of this study are to show a global perspective of constructivism in education and to analyze how information and communication technologies (ICT) integration has an influence on this theory in order to create a permanent significant learning. With this aim, it has been analyzed how the human being learns instinctively and the biological reasons why the new technologies favor the multisensory perception of stimuli. Furthermore, it has been considered the influence of each individual’s cognitive capacity and variable factors like his attention, motivation and effort on the teaching-learning process.

Finally, it is concluded that ICT integration into constructivism methodology is an excellent way in order to motivate, to create experiences, and, as a whole, to teach to think, to teach to learn and to increase knowledge by means of a significant learning. Thereafter, it has been recommended several methodological suggestions in order to build up students knowledge, effectively, by means of projects development; and it has been suggested ICT integration and professional skills, when it is suitable.