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CONSTRUCTIVISM

CONSTRUCTIVISM. About 13 min. About Constructivism. Knowledge is constructed, not acquired More of an approach (combination of theoretical principles) than a specified theory Also consistent with ideas of generative learning, embodied cognition, postmodernism.

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CONSTRUCTIVISM

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  1. CONSTRUCTIVISM About 13 min

  2. About Constructivism • Knowledge is constructed, not acquired • More of an approach (combination of theoretical principles) than a specified theory • Also consistent with ideas of generative learning, embodied cognition, postmodernism

  3. Nature vs. Nurture Debate, Revisited NATURE Social Factors TO SCIENC E SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIONS OF KNOWLEDGE

  4. “Mainstream” Social Constructivist Origins • Reaction to: • objectivist, positivist view • metaphor of mind as a computer processor • worries over decontextualization of knowledge • Vygotsky’s writings about role of culture and history in knowledge and learning

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