Key concepts in the study of learning.

  • community of practice — a group that learns through shared participation in a domain of practice
  • constructivism — the theory that learners build understanding by integrating new experience with existing mental structures
  • experiential learning — the theory that learning develops through cycles of experience, reflection, conceptualization, and experimentation
  • scaffolding — temporary support that helps a learner accomplish tasks beyond their current independent capacity
  • situated learning — the theory that learning is embedded in activity, context, and culture
  • zone of proximal development — the space between what a learner can do alone and what they can do with guidance

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