Social constructivism. Social constructivism is a sociological theory of knowledge that applies the general philosophical constructivism into social settings, wherein groups construct knowledge for one another, collaboratively creating a small culture of shared artifacts with shared meanings.
When one is immersed within a culture of this sort, one is learning all the time about how to be a part of that culture on many levels. It is emphasised that culture plays a large role in the cognitive development of a person. Virtual worlds in education and Moodle. Philosophy. The design and development of Moodle is guided by a "social constructionist pedagogy".
This page attempts to unpack this concept in terms of four main, related concepts: constructivism, constructionism, social constructivism, and connected and separate. Constructivism From a constructivist point of view, people actively construct new knowledge as they interact with their environments.