ECI 603Spring 2010Erin Barrow

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Definition of Constructivism

Definition of Social Learning

“A theory of learning in which individuals actively construct knowledge” (Tracey & Morrow, 2006, p. 47). “From a constructivist viewpoint, learning occurs when individuals integrate new knowledge with existing knowledge. In this theoretical perspective, the integration of new knowledge with existing knowledge can only occur when the learner is actively involved in the learning process” (Tracey & Morrow, 2006, p. 47)

“The social learning perspective incorporates several different theories, all of which emphasize the central role of social interaction in the development of knowledge and learning. When applied to the field of reading, the social learning perspective emphasizes the importance of social influences and social interaction on literacy learning” (Tracey & Morrow, 2006, p. 100).

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Constructivism Social Learning

1920s—Present 1960s—Present

• Inquiry Learning• Schema• Transactional/Reader Response• Psycholinguistic/Whole Language• Metacognition• Engagement

• Sociolinguistic• Socio-cultural• Social constructivism• Social learning theory• Critical literacy

Constructivism Social Learning

Transactional/Reader Response—Rosenblatt—relates to literacy learning by how the individual reader connects with the text that is being read.

Inquiry-based learning—Dewey—occurs when students use a scaffolded method of learning

to perform a task. Metacognition is the self

monitoring of what a person is learning (thinking about one’s own thought process). Ex. Reader asks themselves questions before, during, and after reading.

Socio-historical/Social Constructivism—Vygotsky’s zone of proximal development—level at which at student is most successful learning; also uses scaffolding to teach students.

Social learning theory—Bandura—children learn by observing each other in a social environment.

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Transactional/Reader Response and Metacognition focus on the individual reader and their reaction to what they are reading.

Social learning requires an environment where students can learn from each other.

The heart of constructivism is actively constructing knowledge.

The heart of social learning is the importance of observing and modeling behaviors.

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• Socio-cultural• Social Constructivism• Social Learning Theory• Critical Literacy

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• Inquiry Learning

• Schema

• Transactional/Reader Response

• Metacognition

• Engagement

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Psycholinguistic/Whole Language

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Sociolinguistic

Critique for http://carbon.ucdenver.edu/~mryder/itc_data/constructivism.html

Created by Martin Ryder, a professor at University of Colorado at Denver, links updated Feb. 1, 2010.

Critique for www.ciblearning.org

Ciblearning.org was created in 2001 by Dr. Steven Wainwright and

Dr. Norman Budnitz at Duke University.

Critique for www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/4437

LearnNC is a program supported by UNC-CH. The author of this article is Heather Coffey who completed her PhD at UNC-CH.

Critique for http://tip.psychology.org/bandura.html

Website was created by Greg Kearsley in 1994, last updated in 2010.

www.ciblearning.org Coffey, H. (Feb. 18, 2010). Retrieved from

www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/4437 Kearsley, G. (Feb. 18, 2010). The Theory Into Practice Database.

Retrieved from http://tip.psychology.org Ryder, M. (Feb. 18, 2010). Retrieved from

http://carbon.ucdenver.edu/~mryder/itc_data/constructivism.html Tracey, D.H. & Morrow, L. M. (2006). Lenses on Reading: An

Introduction to Theories and Models. New York, NY: Guilford Publications.

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