Constructivist Learning Theory
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Students need to be able to learn how to become effective problem solvers. They should be
able to identify problems, evaluate those problems and then decipher a way to transfer their learning
to those problems in a way that will bring about a solution. If a student is able to perform in a problem ....
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culture and social interaction in the role of meaningful learning.
One, however, may wonder how to go about enforcing these approaches. One method is
through scaffolding, providing a student with sufficient information to be able to complete a task on his own or, to present a gradual decrease in the amount of help availible allowing the student the
capacity to work independantly. Situated learning will present the student with a set of learning tasks
placed in realistic contexts. ....
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