Year | definition | source |
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1996 | "An aspect of the study of child development and learning theory based on developments of the work of Vygotsky and Piagetian psychology. A basic principle is that children should not be regarded as passive learnrs - empty vessels to be filled with knowledge - but as active learners who constantly try to construct a meaningful reality out of what they perceive." | Lawton, Denis & Gordon, Peter (1996, p.75) |
2008 | "The basic principle of constructivism is that learners construct their own knowledge and meaning as opposed to having it 'given' or 'delivered' to them. Human learning is constructed by building new knowledge upon the foundation of previous learning." | Wellington, Jerry (2008, p.125) |