Relevance of Social Constructivism in the context of COVID-19 and online education
Relevance of Social Constructivism in the C ontext of COVID-19 and Online Education Introduction Education is the formation program of the society to mould its young members. Theories of learning in education helps to elucidate the mechanism involved in the learning process of young learners. Learning theories can be broadly be divided into three categories: Behaviourist theories, Cognitive theories and constructivist theories . Behaviourist theories focuses on programmed learning, reinforcement and other techniques of behaviour modifications. Cognitive theories focus on mental activities that include internal coding and structuring. Social constructivism emphasizes the importance of culture and context in constructing knowledge. Comparing the behaviourist theories and cognitive theories, constructivist theories specially social constructivism seem to be very meaning...