OBL is a form of active learning (Freeman et al., 2014). Objects offer a tactile experience for students, which challenges them to interrogate the object and conceptualise their thinking. While the teacher facilitates this session, the students construct meaning for themselves through their interactions with each other centred on the object (Hannan et al., 2013). It represents a social constructivist approach therefore in which the students develop their knowledge and understanding though interaction with objects based on a prior understanding (Chatterjee & Hannan, 2015). This approach enables the student to explore ideas, processes and events related to the object and further link their observations to complex abstract ideas and concepts.
Object Based Learning
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