CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Social constructivism focuses on the collaborative nature of learning. Knowledge develops from how people interact with each other, their culture, and society at large. Students rely on others to help create their building blocks, and learning from others helps them construct their own knowledge and reality.

Detailed explanation-2: -In a social constructivist classroom the focus shifts from the teacher to the students, and discussion and interaction on the topic is actively encouraged. The teacher’s main function is to begin or direct a discussion amongst the learners and to maintain its direction and focus.

Detailed explanation-3: -Constructivism is the theory that says learners construct knowledge rather than just passively take in information. As people experience the world and reflect upon those experiences, they build their own representations and incorporate new information into their pre-existing knowledge (schemas).

Detailed explanation-4: -In a constructivist classroom, teachers create situations in which the students will question their own and each other’s assumptions. In a similar way, a constructivist teacher creates situations in which he or she is able to challenge the assumptions upon which traditional teaching and learning are based.