Metaphor used for Brain - Human mind as rhizome.
The mind is connected without regard to any particular hierarchy or position or any internal or external specifications. The structure is dynamic, constantly changing.
It is believe that learning is both internal and external.
It is a learning theory that suggests people actively construct their knowledge and creates their understanding of reality through interaction with objects, events and people in the environment - by relating new information to existing information.
Other names for it: discovery learning, problem-based learning, inquiry learning.
Interaction of the novices with the experts facilitate or scaffold the learning process. Teachers act more as a guide to helping students create their own learning and understanding.
- John sweller argues that it a biologically primary knowledge and no need to teach it. Its an ineffective way of teaching something.
- We do not learn from experience, we learn from reflecting on experience