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title: "Constructivism"
artifact: "highlights"
resource_person: "Dr Lindsay O'Neill"
resource_person_role: "Instructional designer and educator"
vertical: "pedagogy"
module: "Learning Theories"
lesson: "Constructivism"
lesson_key: "constructivism"
source: "curated"
source_channel: "Lindsay O'Neill, MLIS, EdD"
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# Constructivism: Highlights

**Resource person:** Dr Lindsay O'Neill - Instructional designer and educator

**Curated from:** Lindsay O'Neill, MLIS, EdD

1. Prior knowledge shapes how every learner interprets new information.
2. Assimilation fits new information into an existing schema; accommodation changes the schema.
3. Vygotsky explains how dialogue, culture, and timely support contribute to construction of knowledge.
4. Bruner connects discovery with structure and guidance.
5. Authentic tasks give learners a reason to test and revise their understanding.
6. Teachers design experiences and scaffolds that make productive thinking possible.