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Which of the following statements about the children is correct from a socio-constructivist perspective?

A.
Children's behaviour can be explained in terms of small, incremental change due to experience;
B.
Children's behaviour is totally determined by early experiences in life.
C.
Children are born 'noble savages' and are corrupted by the society.
D.
Children are active beings who construct knowledge by acting upon and interacting with their socio-cultural context.

Solution:

Constructivism is centered on the idea that human knowledge and learning are actively constructed by the learner, not passively received from the environment.Socio-constructivist frame: Students have also to include the social and cultural settings, in which they learn and which also have an impact on students as they change their ideas. From this perspective, sometimes referred to as situated cognition, the cultural and the social background of students, use of language, and how meaning is derived from various contexts play a role in the students construction of ideas. The characteristics of the socio-constructivist frame as-Knowledge is not fully known and fixed.Knowledge is not a thing that exists out there but is personally and socially constructed.The learner plays an active role in the personal creation of knowledge through interacting with their socio-cultural context.Knowledge construction rather than knowledge reproduction is emphasized. Learning is a social process in which the learner constructs meaning that is influenced by the interaction of prior knowledge and new learning events.It acknowledges the uniqueness and complexity of the learner.By all these references we can consider that Children are active beings who construct knowledge by acting upon and interacting with their socio-cultural context from a socio-cultural perspective.HintChildren's behavior changes by constructing knowledge by their experiences or previous knowledge but not totally.Children do not have any knowledge at the time of birth, they can acquire and learn by interaction with the environment or by learning.Additional Information Lev Vygotsky explains the role of society in his theory of socio-cultural development According to Lev Vygotsky, the development of children depends on three factors.Social interaction- Society plays an important role in the development and knowledge gained by the child.Language- Language development in a child should be done by the environment, engagement in family, etc.Culture - culture plays an important role in the development of a child, a child behaves as same as they learn from their culture, society, and environment.

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