"Constructivism is an epistemological belief about what "knowing" is and how one "come to know." Contructivists believe in individual interpretations of the reality, i.e. the knower and the known are interactive and inseparable.
Constructivism rejects the notions that
Knowledge is an identifiable entity with absolute truth value
Meaning can be passed on to learners via symbols or transmission
Learners can incorporate exact copies of teacher's understanding for their own use
The whole concepts can be broken into discrete sub-skills, and that concepts can be taught out of context.
Constructivism, with focus on social nature of cognition, suggests an approach that
Gives learners the opportunity for concrete, contextually meaningful experience through which they can search for patterns, raise their own questions, and construct their own models.
Faciliates a community of learners to engage in activity, discourse, and reflection
Encourages students to take on more ownership of the ideas, and to pursue autonomy, mutual reciprocity of social relations, and empowerment to be the goals."
"One of the most visible approaches to peer learning comes out of cognitive psychology, and is applied within a "mainstream" educational framework: "Peer learning is an educational practice in which students interact with other students to attain educational goals ..."
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"Constructivism is an epistemological belief about what "knowing" is and how one "come to know." Contructivists believe in individual interpretations of the reality, i.e. the knower and the known are interactive and inseparable.
Constructivism rejects the notions that
Constructivism, with focus on social nature of cognition, suggests an approach that