14 March 2014
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction 3
Distinctive Features:
Constructivistic learning perspective ..........................................................................................3
Phenomenograpic learning perspective .....................................................................................4
Socio-cultural learning perspective .............................................................................................5
Learning perspectives: differences and similarities ...................................................................6 …show more content…
The constructivist perspective could be seen as applicable to the neo cortex (forebrain), the phenomenographic perspective could be linked to aspects of the limbic (middle) brain and the socio-cultural perspective could refer to the cerebellum, reptilian or hindbrain. I therefore argued that a new learning perspective should be inclusive of all the learning perspectives and embrace a holistic approach in order to be relevant to all aspects of human …show more content…
What is observed is that, key to the successful executing of a task is the content and context in which a task is presented and if the task is interpreted by the student on the same premise as those on which the task was based (Marten 1981:192-193). Research in phenomenography are aimed at characterising the different ways of understanding various aspects of reality. (Marten