A view of learning suggesting that learners create their own knowledge of the topics they study rather than having that knowledge transmitted to them by some other source.
What is Constructivism?
100
A form of constructivism that focuses on individual internal construction of knowledge (Piaget).
What is Cognitive Constructivism?
100
New learning depends on this.
What is current understanding?
100
Mental constructs that categorize sets of objects, events, or ideas.
What is Concept?
200
A form of constructivism suggesting that learners first construct knowledge in a social context and then appropriate and internalize it.
What is Social Constructivism?
200
A social constructivist theory that emphasizes the larger cultural context in learning.
What is Sociocultural Learning Theory?
200
This facilitates learning.
What is social interaction?
200
Research shows that people differentiate concepts on the basis of rules, or defining characteristics.
What is Theory I of Concept Learning?
300
A classroom in which the teacher and all the students work together to help everyone learn.
What is Community of Learners?
300
The process of having a less-skilled learner work at the side of an expert in developing complex cognitive skills.
What is Cognitive Apprenticeship?
300
Another word for real-world tasks.
What is authentic tasks?
300
Used for areas that do not have well-defined characteristics.
What is Theory II of Concept Learning?
400
A process of asking questions and providing cues as needed while students perform tasks.
What is Scaffolding?
400
A process of students telling the teacher what the outcome is and HOW they found it.
What is Verbalization?
400
Learners construct knowledge that makes sense to them.
What is Constructivism?
400
Exemplars: The most highly typical examples of a concept.
What is Theory III of Concept Learning?
500
A process of presenting more complex and challenging tasks.
What is Increasing complexity?
500
The teacher has students identify new applications of what they’ve learned.
What is Exploration?
500
A view suggesting that learning is social in nature, depends on, and cannot be separated from the context in which it is learned.