Streaming is a radical model of school organization where children are placed into groups according to their ability and stay in these for most of their lessons. Setting occurs when children are placed in different groups for a particular subject, according to their ability in that subject, e.g. top, middle and lower set. Banding is [...]

Constructivism is a set of assumptions governing the way people learn and make sense of the world. It’s founded on the premise that, by reflecting on personal experiences, people create their own understanding of the world they live in. Knowledge bank Constructivism is a significant overarching theory that has an important bearing on the day-to-day [...]

Active learning centres on the process of learning through active participation in the classroom, field, in the workplace, in the community and in laboratories. Through activities which are as real as possible to the actual application of the ideas, learners are encouraged to come up with their own theoretical models and interpretations. Another definition of [...]