Social

Constructivism
Agenda

Introduction

Lev Vygotsky

Paulo Freire

Takeaways
 Introduction to
Social Constructivism

Community and Communication

Lev Vygotsky
FAT H E R O F S O C I A L
CONSTRUCTIVISM
 Paulo Freire

THE GRANDFATHER OF
CRITICAL EDUCATION THEORY

SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIVISM
APPLIED THROUGH CRITICAL
PEDAGOGY
"Those who authentically
commit themselves to the
people must re-examine
themselves constantly."
PA U L O F R E I R E
Takeaways
 Language as the major tool for interfacing with knowledge acquisition

 Importance of society on the learner

 Expansion of the classroom as a representation of the larger society

 Tolerance as the primary means for expanding one’s base of societal knowledge outside
of its current scale, perpetually
References
 Fella Yorlanda. “Integrating Social Constructivism and Personal Construct Psychology
Approaches: A Discourse Perspective.” REiLA, vol. 1, no. 2, Aug. 2019, pp. 73–82.

 Wallerstien, Nina. “Biography of Paulo Freire.” https://ptoweb.org/aboutpto/a-brief-

biography-of-paulo-freire/. Accessed 22 Mar. 2024.

 Mcleod, Saul, PhD. “Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Theory of Cognitive Development.” 24

Jan. 2024, https://www.simplypsychology.org/vygotsky.html.
Thank you

Jonah Sanders