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ism:
Knowledge
Construction/Concept
Learning
Teaching is not about filling up
the pail, it is about lighting a
fire
Constructivism: focuses on
knowledge construction. It is a
theory of knowledge that argues
that humans generate knowledge
and meaning from an interaction
between their experiences and
their ideas.
2 views of
constructivism
Individual
Constructivism
Social Constructivism
Individual
constructivism:
also called
cognitive
constructivism.
emphasizes
individual,
internal
construction of
knowledge
Social
constructivis
m: knowledge
exist in a social
context and is
initially shared
with others
instead of being
represented
solely in the
mind of an
individual
Characteristics of
Constructivism