Practicing Constructivist Teaching by English Language Teachers in Jordan
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17507/jltr.1702.10Keywords:
knowledge, instructional approach, constructive teaching, student improvement, classroom teaching techniquesAbstract
Constructivist teaching methods help students become better by placing more emphasis on the acquisition of tangible knowledge than just gathering facts about a subject. This method works well for teaching English and promises that learners get the material better. This study aims to assess the effectiveness of constructivist teaching strategies used by English teachers in Jordan. The descriptive approach was used in the basic quantitative phase to analyse the data. With the aid of IBM SPSS software, statistical analysis was carried out using metrics like mean and SD, which show a moderate to high degree of variance. A T-test and Pearson's coefficient correlation were also included in the evaluation, and they showed that constructivist education is used in elementary schools in Jordan at a moderate to high level.
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