Activity 3.4

After reading through the O’Donnell article this Simpsons’ episode does seem to show some examples of constructivism; students participate in whole class discussions as well as working with pairs of students. According to O’Donnell, the classroom environment aligns most closely with Moshman’s endogenous constructivism. The teacher was more of a “coordinator” and provides the objects (books, laboratory equipment, etc.) in the environment for students to explore and manipulate. One way in which the environment was not an example of constructivism was that not all students were taught at their level or their ZPD.