Psychology: Summary of Articles

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PSYCHOLOGY: SUMMARY OF ARTICLES
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PSYCHOLOGY: SUMMARY OF ARTICLES1
Introduction
The following paragraphs demonstrate summarizations of three articles relevant to
learning theories in psychology.
Discussion
Article 1
The first article by Lave (1991) discusses on the need to consider the unique cultural and
social environments students or learners function and thus, postulates the need to adopt a situated
approach to learning. This article highlights how education often ignores the unique situational,
cultural and social factors which may cause success or failure in an individual’s education. This
article defines situated learning as an educational style emphasizing the interconnectedness
between an individual’s cognitive, thought processes and his or her social, cultural and religious
background. Thus, the situated centered learning focuses on the need to develop learning and
education based on not just individual cognition scores but also on experiences.
Article 2
The second article by Steffe and Gale (1995), is an overview of the basic concepts of
constructivism, the reason why it continues to receive criticism and the history of its
development. Jean Piaget continues to be one of the greatest pioneers of constructivism, whose
theories of cognitive development continue to be used across early childhood environments.
Constructivism implies the principle that each individual demonstrates a unique understanding of
their environment based on the key cognitive and thought processes. Due to its reliance on
individual performance in the form of objective scores, constructivism continues to be criticized.