Study of Learners in a Constructivist Learning Environment

Man is a social animal not only a biological one. Education is preparing a child for the future so that the child lives effectively in the contemporary society. The society that we live in is not static but is constantly changing and evolving. Similarly, the education system must not be static but needs to change in order to meet the increasing demands of the society. In other words, the traditional system of education can no more meet the demands of the today‟s world which is full of complexities due to various arising problems. The ultimate goal of human life is to live in the society as a responsible and independent social individual. Education helps in shaping and molding human behavior and potentials that will enable them to become effective and efficient members of the society where they live in. The society is changing as the demands are increasing; on the similar basis education should also change in order to meet the changing society. Traditional method of education cannot help in solving the present problems; hence, the evolution of education is also equally important so that the individuals can take their place in society as effective learners, as effective professionals and as effective citizens. There is often a mismatch between what students acquire in the classroom and the demands placed on them outside the school world. An education system should be such which involves learning skills that a person will carry with them even after school or college in order to navigate relationships and careers and be a well-rounded, successful person. Life skills are in existence from the period when man started living in the society, but there were only a handful of them with such skills. As the time evolved and societies began to expand the problems started increasing, thus people started developing skills required to solve them and this is how the number of persons with life skills increased and the quality of the skill of the people improved over a period of time. The new millennium is ushered by dramatic technological revolution. In a society where most of work is now computer- oriented, how can schools resist the change. Technologies like smart classrooms, electronic networks are slowly infiltrating the schools. This technological revolution has transited the society from oral & print to visual culture. India, an agricultural country, beginning with agrarian society, got transformed to industrial society with times and with the rise of ICT, gave birth to information society of which knowledge is the primary source thus building a platform for knowledge society to retain which is the responsibility of education by generating knowledgeable and learned future learners. Even Vision 2020, defines Knowledge Society as a society where caring, sharing and using knowledge are key factors promoting prosperity and wellbeing of the people.