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| − | {{Term|CONSTRUCTIVISM|Theory of learning that suggests that people construct their own understanding and [[Knowledge|knowledge]] of the world, through experiencing things and reflecting on those experiences. When a person encounters something new, she/he reconciles it with previous ideas and experience, | + | {{Term|CONSTRUCTIVISM|Theory of learning that suggests that people construct their own understanding and [[Knowledge|knowledge]] of the world, through experiencing things and reflecting on those experiences. When a person encounters something new, she/he reconciles it with previous ideas and experience, at times changing beliefs, or discarding the new information as irrelevant. In any case, the learner is an active creator of his/her own knowledge. To do this, he/she must ask questions, explore, and assess what is already known. Learners and trainers should work together to construct meanings, rather than having these meanings pre-determined or prescribed in advance for the learner by the instructor. These are the basic assumptions of constructivism: |
| − | # | + | # Knowledge is constructed, not transmitted. |
# Knowledge is embedded in activity. | # Knowledge is embedded in activity. | ||
# Knowledge is anchored in and indexed by the context in which the learning activity occurs. | # Knowledge is anchored in and indexed by the context in which the learning activity occurs. | ||
# Meaning is in the mind of the knower. | # Meaning is in the mind of the knower. | ||
| − | # Meaning making is prompted by a problem, question, confusion, disagreement, or dissonance and | + | # Meaning making is prompted by a problem, question, confusion, disagreement, or dissonance and thus involves personal ownership of that problem. <ref>[http://www.13.org www.13.org] (7 March 2008), [http://www.learningcircuits.org www.learningcircuits.org] (7 March 2008), Designing Successful E-Learning, Allen’s M, 2007</ref>}} |
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 CONSTRUCTIVISM |
Theory of learning that suggests that people construct their own understanding and knowledge of the world, through experiencing things and reflecting on those experiences. When a person encounters something new, she/he reconciles it with previous ideas and experience, at times changing beliefs, or discarding the new information as irrelevant. In any case, the learner is an active creator of his/her own knowledge. To do this, he/she must ask questions, explore, and assess what is already known. Learners and trainers should work together to construct meanings, rather than having these meanings pre-determined or prescribed in advance for the learner by the instructor. These are the basic assumptions of constructivism:
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References
- ↑ www.13.org (7 March 2008), www.learningcircuits.org (7 March 2008), Designing Successful E-Learning, Allen’s M, 2007