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Constructivism Social Constructivism Researcher Jean Piaget (1896 - 1980) Lev Vygotsky (1896-1934) Theory Stages of Cognitive development. Assimilation and accommodation theory. Zone of Proximal development. Knowledge is constructed within the social context. Key words Cognitivism, Collaborative learning Belief Knowledge proceed neither solely from the experience od objects nor from an innate programming performed in the subject but from successive constructions. Cognitive development stems from social interactions from guided learning within the zone of proximal development as children and their partners co-construct knowledge. 1. Children should not be taught certain concepts until they have reached the appropriate stage of cognitive development. 1. It is the main means by which adults transmit information to children. 2. Language itself becomes a very powerful tool of intellectual adaptation. Different pedagogies stem from Constructivism Inquiry based learnin...