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This 3 page paper defines constructivism and provides an example. The example is discussed in depth along with cognitive flexibility theory. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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into their heads over and over again. Sometimes, learning comes a bit easier and there is no need for repetition. When watching an educational television show, for example, people learn
a lot. Yet, there are other things that people seem to learn in the course of their daily lives. In some way, the human being is able to go beyond
what is taught and this type of learning is found under the theory of constructivism. A major theme in Bruners constructivism is that learning is an active process where
learners construct new concepts or ideas which are based on current or past knowledge ("Constructivist," 2003). The learner will both select and transform information and construct hypotheses, and
also make decisions, while relying on a cognitive structure (2003). A cognitive structure such as a schema, does provide some meaning and organization to experiences and that also allows
an individual to simply go beyond the information for which they are provided (2003). In more recent publications, Bruner had expanded his theory to include the social and
cultural ways of learning (2003). Bruners constructivist theory is a framework for instruction that is based upon the study of cognition and a good deal of the
theory is related to child development research, with particular emphasis on Piaget ("Constructivist," 2003). Ideas to come from Bruner originated from a conference that focused on science and
math learning but Bruner illustrated his theory in the context of mathematics as well as social science programs for young children (2003). An example of constructivism theory may be
illustrated by contemplating how a driver learns in the process of doing. First, it should be noted that when someone learns to drive, he or she is usually young. Many
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