Firstly I would like to explain what I mean by cognitive constructivism. To do this I think the best way is to define both words and then discuss it as a whole.
Cognitive Development – “A gradual increase in the sophistication of the mental process” (Snowman, Dobozy, Scevak, Bryer, Bartlett & Biehler, 2009, p.26)
Constructivism – “the view that meaningful learning is the active creation of knowledge structures rather than a mere transferring of objective knowledge from one person to another” (McInerney & McInerney, 2002, p.26)
Therefore, the theory of cognitive constructivism can simply be viewed as the theory of changing of thinking as a result of many meaningful encounters. The theorist who studied, developed and believed in cognitive constructivism was a psychologist named Jean Piaget (pictured above, image 1).
Cognitive Development – “A gradual increase in the sophistication of the mental process” (Snowman, Dobozy, Scevak, Bryer, Bartlett & Biehler, 2009, p.26)
Constructivism – “the view that meaningful learning is the active creation of knowledge structures rather than a mere transferring of objective knowledge from one person to another” (McInerney & McInerney, 2002, p.26)
Therefore, the theory of cognitive constructivism can simply be viewed as the theory of changing of thinking as a result of many meaningful encounters. The theorist who studied, developed and believed in cognitive constructivism was a psychologist named Jean Piaget (pictured above, image 1).
