Radical Constructivism focuses on personal knowing – that is, the ongoing, iterative dynamic by which individuals construe coherent sense from their personal perceptions and experiences. Concisely, learning is understood as a continuous process of revising concepts to maintain personal coherence in the face of new experiences/demands.
Learn More...Socio-Cultural Theory begins with the assertion that what is learnable begins as externalized possibilities, which learners gradually internalize through imitation of others, rehearsal with others, and other modes of participation in culturally relevant activities. Social interaction is thus stressed as prior and fundamental to cognition; consciousness and cognition are the products of socialization.
Learn More...Contextual Constructivism (William Cobern, 1990s) – a Socio-Cultural Theory that embraces the dynamics and foci of Radical Constructivism while layering in emphases on cultural frame and situational influence.
Please cite this article as:
Davis, B., & Francis, K. (2023). “Contextual Constructivism” in Discourses on Learning in Education. https://learningdiscourses.com.
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