Constructivism+intc5001

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Definition
Jean Piaget was credited to be the first person to apply a name to the foundation of this learning style. He says that through process of //accommodating// and //adaptation//, a learner creates new knowledge from experiences that they already have had. Constructivism is the active process in taking new situations/knowledge and applying it to the learner’s prior knowledge. This creates a basic understanding and comprehension that the learner can apply to their own experiences. The mental perception is constructed by what the learner already knows, his mental structures and existing ideals. Learning is applying existing knowledge to new circumstances. A learner builds on current know-how in order to adapt to new situations.

Example: If a person was trying to learn multiplication he would take his knowledge of addition and build on it until he understood that 4+4+4+4= 16 is the same as 4x4=16.

Trivial Constructivism http://edutechwiki.unige.ch/en/Trivial_constructivism Radical Constructivism http://oikos.org/radcon.htm Social Constructivism http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_constructionism Cultural Constructivism http://edutechwiki.unige.ch/en/Cultural_constructivism Critical Constructivism http://edutechwiki.unige.ch/en/Critical_constructivism

Source Learning Theories: Constructivism http://hagar.up.ac.za/catts/learner/2000/scheepers_md/projects/loo/theory/construct.html Constructivism (learning theory): [|Constructivism] (wikipedia)

Related Topics
[|Social Constructivism] (wikipedia)