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Social Constructivism in Middle Childhood
"Constructivism is the philosophical and scientific position that knowledge arises through a process of active construction." (Mascolol & Fischer, 2005) What is social constructivism? Social constructivism is a theory/concept developed by a Russian psychologist Lev Vygotsky, which focuses on the importance of collaborative learning, meaning learning in a social context. Vygotsky believed that all cognitive functions of every human being are developed through social interactions. According…