Constructivism is a learning theory based on an idea that learners create their own understanding and meaning based on their past and current knowledge of the world and their social environment. According to this view, we construct new knowledge rather than simply acquire it via rote memorization or through transmission from those who know to those who don’t know. Individuals consciously strive to make sense of their environment in terms of past experience and their present state. Learners are actively engaged in personal reflection, seeking new information and testing ideas through social contact with others. Problems are resolved through strategies such as seeking relationships between what was known and what is new, identifying similarities and differences, and testing hypotheses or assumptions. Reality is always tentative and dynamic.
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Image: Learners are actively engaged in personal reflection, seeking new information and testing ideas through social contact with others.
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