Socio—Constructivism Lev Vygotsky (1896-1934)

Communal Constructivism

Holmes (2001)

ByMuhammad Prana Adithya

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Socio—Constructivism Lev Vygotsky (1896-1934)

This theory was evolved from Cognitive Constructivist Theory

Jean Piaget (1896 - 1980) Cognitive Constructivist Theory

EVOLVED

Lev Vygotsky (1896 - 1934) Socio-Constructivist Theory

Socio—constructivist model requires a third dimension to the interaction

Learner

ENVIRONMENT

Other people :Learners, Tutors

Social Reflective Authentic

Scaffolded Progressive Experiential

The main elements of socio—Constructivism :

Vygotsky's theory differs from Piaget’s theory in a number of important ways:

http://www.simplypsychology.org/vygotsky.html

1. Vygotsky places more emphasis on culture.

2. Vygotsky places considerably more emphasis on social factors.

3. Vygotsky places more (and different) emphasis on the role of language in cognitive development

Communal Constructivism

Holmes (2001)

DEFINITION• Communal Constructivism is an approach to learning in which

students construct their own knowledge as a result of their experiences and interactions with others and are afforded the opportunity to contribute this knowledge to a communal knowledge base for the benefit of existing and new learners (Holmes, 2001)