Overview
Similar to Constructivism where students construct meaning but states the importance of culture, context and society. Keeping tasks real and authentic.
Social constructivism emphasizes the importance of culture and context in understanding what occurs in society and constructing knowledge based on this understanding (Chen, 2010)
Key Theorists
Based on
Bruner
Bandura
Strength
Shows the importance of social interaction, that society and culture have a huge impact on the individual and how an individual will look at a situation. Through learning more about our students and their base in society we can teach them better. Keeps the tasks real and authentic.
Weakness
It is time consuming checking over students and profiling to the degree needed to accomplish this.
Opportunity
Having students look at a task locally or globally, not just insulated to the school environment. This equips the student for ‘real life’ at the end of their schooling.
Threat
Teachers need to consider societal changes and students need to be able to fit into different societies when they move.
Personal reflection
Two people from different places can read the same piece of information but due to their societal context, take a completely different meaning from it. So it is important to check a students’ understanding and not just assume that they have received the information you believe they have just because that is what you received from the information. Shows the importance of knowing a students’ background, and understanding where they are ‘coming from’ and equipping students for change and to fit into different societies.
Chen, I. (2010). An Electronic Textbook on Instructional Technology: Social Constructivist Theories. Retrieved 16 November, 2010, from http://viking.coe.uh.edu/~ichen/ebook/et-it/cover.htm
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