Question

Who among the following is not a social constructivist thinker?
a)Piaget
b)Bhandura
c)Vygotsky
d)Bruner

Answer 1

Answer:Constructivism is a theory in education that recognizes learners construct new understandings and knowledge, integrating with what they already know. This includes knowledge gained prior to entering school.[3] It is associated with various philosophical positions, particularly in epistemology as well as ontology, politics, and ethics.[4] The origin of the theory is also linked to Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development.

Constructivism in education has roots in epistemology, which - in philosophy - is a theory of knowledge, which is concerned with the logical categories of knowledge and its justificational basis.[5] Epistemology also focuses on both the warranting of the subjective knowledge of a single knower and conventional knowledge. In constructivism, hence, it is recognized that the learner has prior knowledge and experiences, which are often determined by their social and cultural environment. Learning is therefore done by students' “constructing” knowledge out of their experiences. While the Behaviorist school of learning may help understand what students are doing, educators also need to know what students are thinking, and how to enrich what students are thinking.[6] There are scholars who state that the constructivist view emerged as a reaction to the so-called "transmission model of education", including the realist philosophy that it is based on

Answer 2

The answer will be b). Bandura is not a social constructivist thinker.

• Albert Bandura formed and proposed the Theory of Social Learning. Bandura emphasized on considering the value of observational skills, in performing acts like an imitation of behaviors, various attitudes, expressing emotions, etc in his Social Learning Theory.
  
• Constructivism as opposed to the Social Learning Theory emphasizes the knowledge gathered by organisms to perform the functions. The knowledge can be gained from the environment or through personal experience.

Other Options:

• a). Piaget was recognized as one of the earliest social constructivist thinkers.
• c). Vygotsky, while studying and discussing the psychological development of a child, applied means that were aligned with Social Constructivism.
• d). Bruner's famous Scaffolding Theory is considered a part of the huge Theory of Constructivism.

Hence, the correct option to be chosen to answer the given question is that b) Bandura is not a social constructivist thinker.

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