... meaning. 2. Meaning requires understanding wholes as well as parts. Parts must be understood in the context of wholes. Therefore, the learning process focuses on primary concepts, not isolated facts. 3. In order to teach well, we must understand the mental models that students used to perceive the world and the assumptions they make to support those models. 4. The purpose of learning is for the individual to construct his or her meaning, not just memorise the "right" answers. Since education is inherently interdisciplinary, the only valuable way of measuring learning is to make the assessment part of the learning process, ensuring it provides students with the information on the quality of their learning. It all started with Gestalt theorists (Kohler and Koffka). For them, perceptions or images should be approached as a pattern or a whole, rather than as a sum of the component parts. It was also much influenced by Jean Piaget ...

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