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The Difference Between Constructivism And Constructionism

Constructivism focuses on how learners construct knowledge through experience while constructionism emphasizes learning by making.

Dewey believed that learning was socially constructed and that brain-based pedagogy should emphasize active, experiential learning.

Piaget’s stages of cognitive development include the sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational stage.

According to Vygotsky, learning and development are inseparable from the social and cultural contexts in which individuals participate.

From Constructivism and Connectivism to Situated Learning, here are 32 of the most common learning theories every teacher should know.

Bandura’s Social Learning theory explained that children learn in social environments by observing and then imitating the behavior of others.

Rhizomatic Learning embraces the beautiful complexity of the human experience, and the unpredictability of the learning process.

The frequency of repetition and rehearsal, if spaced at intervals, promotes better recall of memory than if presented in one long burst.