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Education is a process of acquiring information and knowledge. How one perceives knowledge and what is the process of knowledge acquisition are the major issues of present education system. The traditional methods in which the learners receive the information passively appear outdated. It is believed that learners actively construct knowledge in their attempts to make sense of their world. Hence the learning should emphasize the development of meaning and understanding. Students should be able to acquire expressions and learn by themselves, and apply what they learn to various situations that they might encounter in their day today life. Obviously, the traditional teacher-cantered and text books guided classrooms has failed to bring about the desired outcomes among students. A much-heralded alternative is to change the focus of the classroom to learner-cantered or more appropriately to the learning-cantered using a constructivist approach by providing space for the child to construct his/her knowledge.