Why Books Don't Work: Constructivism over Transmissionism (2021)

This article argues that books and traditional lectures fail because they rely on transmissionism—the flawed assumption that knowledge transfers directly from author/lecturer to reader/listener—when learning actually requires constructivism, where learners actively build understanding using their prior knowledge. The author contends that effective learning requires learners to be active agents who construct meaning from information rather than passive recipients absorbing content, fundamentally changing how we should approach educational materials.