Definition:
- Constructivism is a theory of learning which states that individuals learn through adaption
- Teacher's role is to build an environment that is stimulating and conducive to the process of constructing meaning and knowledge
Types of Constructivism:
1) Cognitive Constructivism
- Associated with information processing
- Reliance on the componenet processes of cognition
- Learning is the process of building accurate internal models
2) Social Constructivism
- (Prawatt & Floden, 1994) : Belief that knowledge is the result of social interaction and language usage
3) Radical Constructivism
- Knowledge acquisition is an adaptive process that results from active cognizing by the individual learner
Constructivist Pedagogy
1) Cognitive Constructivism -> accurate mental constructions of reality
2) Social Constructivism -> socially constructed reality
3) Radical Constructivism -> the construction of a coherent experiential reality
A theory of knowledge acquisition occurs in 4 assumptions:
1) Learning involves active cognitive processing
2) Learning is adaptive
3) Learning is subjective
4) Learning involves both social and individual processes
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