Interaction of Vietnamese teachers with a social constructivism-based primary science curriculum in a framework appropriate for a Confucian heritage culture

Asia-Pacific Science Education

Table 1 Basic characteristics of a social constructivist teacher and of a traditional CHC teacher

Category	Item	Social constructivist teacher	Traditional CHC teacher
1. Attitude	a	Being open-minded	Tending to be closed-minded by teaching for “correct” answers
1. Attitude	b	Being friendly and equitable	Maintaining a superior role
2. Activity	a	Encouraging students to engage in inquiry	Encouraging students to do listening-reproducing activities
	b	Providing time and space for students to carry out self-regulated learning	Imposing knowledge on students
	c	Promoting social interactions among students	Adhering to one-way teacher-student interaction
	d	Seeking elaboration of students’ initial responses	Asking for single answers