Constructivism (sometimes, in French, “social constructivism,” but this is rare) takes quite different forms in la didactique du français and composition theory. But this difference is more disciplinary than cultural. Education theorists in the United States share with French researchers a definition of constructivism founded on Piaget and then Vygotsky in order to explain how individuals learn. This perspective takes into account the active role of the learner, through his or her interaction in learning situations. The student constructs a response during this interaction, which permits a construction of the knowledge in question.
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