Constructivism
Constructivism is a theory of knowledge that argues that humans generate knowledge and meaning from an interaction between their experiences and their ideas. During infancy, it is an interaction between their experiences and their reflexes or behavior-patterns. Piaget called these systems of knowledge schemata.
It is a theory based on how people learn. In this theory people construct their own understanding and knowledge of the world, through their own personal experiences and their reflections from those experiences.
When individuals encounter something new, we have to reconcile it with our previous ideas and experience, maybe changing what we believe, or maybe discarding the new information as irrelevant. In any case, we create our own knowledge. When being active creators of our knowledge, we must ask questions, explore, and assess what we know. (Ellsworth, 2011)
It is a theory based on how people learn. In this theory people construct their own understanding and knowledge of the world, through their own personal experiences and their reflections from those experiences.
When individuals encounter something new, we have to reconcile it with our previous ideas and experience, maybe changing what we believe, or maybe discarding the new information as irrelevant. In any case, we create our own knowledge. When being active creators of our knowledge, we must ask questions, explore, and assess what we know. (Ellsworth, 2011)