Which learning theory posits that knowledge is actively constructed by the learner through experience and reflection rather than passively received?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. Constructivism
- Step 1: Constructivism (advocated by Piaget, Vygotsky, and Dewey) views learners as active meaning-makers. Step 2. Students integrate new experiences into existing mental schemas to construct authentic understanding. Answer: Constructivism. Why not the others: Behaviorism views learning as passive stimulus-response associations; conditioning is behavioral; psychoanalysis focuses on the unconscious.
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