Types of Constructivism
Social Constructivism
Cognitive Constructivism
Radical Constructivsm
Teacher Facilitates
Learning
The learner
Reality
Knowledge
Example
Collaborative group work in a classroom setting.
A socially constructed and subjective (no one objectuve truth).
A social process that involves collaboration, negotiation, and reflection.
Providing opportunities for social and collaboration
An active participant in the construction of knowledge learning is a social process
Created interactions and collaboration with others.
Learning
Reality
Teacher Facilitates
The learner
Example
Knowledge
Constructed by the individual through their subjective experiences and interactions with the world.
The sole constructor of knowledge and meaning their reality is subjective and constantly evolving.
Encourages the learner to question and reflect on their experiences to construct their own knowledge.
An individual and subjective process that involves constructing meaning from one's experiences.
Subjective and constantly evolving (no one objective truth).
Reflecting on personal experiences to construct meaning and understanding.
Teacher Facilitates
Learning
The learner
Reality
Knowledge
Example
Constructed mental processes such as attention, preception, and memory.
An active participant as problem-solver
Provides information and resources for the learner to construct their own understanding.
An individual process that involves mental processes (attention, preception, memory).
An objective exists independently of the learner (the learner constructs their own understanding of it).
Solving a math problem using mental health.