![]() Further, this may make me reconsider whether the first person still fits into my friend schema.Ĭonsequences of constructivist theory are that: I may decide to change my schema to accommodate this person by deciding a friend doesn’t always need to be nice if they have my best interests in mind. Perhaps, however, I meet a different person who sometimes pushes me to try harder and is not always nice. Accommodation refers to using newly acquired information to revise and redevelop an existing schema.įor example, if I believe that friends are always nice, and meet a new person who is always nice to me I may call this person a friend, assimilating them into my schema.Assimilation refers to the process of taking new information and fitting it into an existing schema. ![]() Related to this are the processes of assimilation and accommodation. ![]() As people experience the world and reflect upon those experiences, they build their own representations and incorporate new information into their pre-existing knowledge (schemas). Constructivism is the theory that says learners construct knowledge rather than just passively take in information. ![]()
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