Social Constructivism An educational approach to teaching
Social Constructivism An educational approach to teaching Social Constructivism is an old approach to teaching that is now making its way into the classroom and changing the way children are being taught. Instead of the teacher creating lesson plans that has his or her students follow the teacher directed path to obtain knowledge, the constructivist approach allows the students to individualize the direction and approach to the given topic at hand. ... In The Social Constructivist Perspective reading the author states, “constructivism is not just delivery of a lesson but it is constructing their own meaning, and that the meaning is inextricably linked to their cultural history and the context in which they are learning” (p.