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.