Learning Point:

Situated Learning Theory

Situated Learning Theory:
• is one theory which examplifies
the view that learning is produc
of the cultural context where
one lives or exist.
• it means that most learning occurs
naturally through social activities,
context, and the culture.
Jean Lave
• A sociologist-
anthropologist and
learning theorist.
 The main ideas of the
situated learning that she
advanced
a. Knowledge is socially constructed.
Knowledge is acquired and developed
thru social experiences.
b. Knowledge evolves naturally as a
result of individual participating in
and negotiating their ways through
new situations.
c. Knowing, learning and cognition are
socially construted,that are seen or
expressed in action of people and
people interacting.
d. Construction of meaning is tied to
specific context and purposes.
e. Learning is fundamentally social and
inseparable from the practice it is
supposd to develop.
f. Learning is situated within authentic
activity, context and culture.
g. Situated cognition is a way of naming
the kinds of learning that takes place in
and through common practice among
group of peoplewith similar goals and
interest.
h. Learning is in part about increased
participation and that is legitimate to
participate in different ways.
i. Cultural models are not held by
individuals but live in the practice of
community, and how people engage with
each other, as well as the tools they use,
and the specific cultural context.
j. Designing learning experiences from
situated learning perspective start with
some assumption that learning is
grounded in the action of everyday
situation:
• Knowledge is acquired situationally and
transfer only to similar situation.
• Social processes influence the way people
think, perceive, solve problems, perform
procedures, build delarative knowledge and
interact.
• Learning is enmeshed in participation in
complex social environment where there are
people, situations and activities
k. Knowledge undergoes construction
through continuous use. Brown, Collins
& Duguid (1989) further rationalize the
importance of authenticity in situated
learning. These are:
• Knowledg is a product of making and creating
meanings, and cannot be separated from its
context.
• Learning is continuous, life-long process from
acting within and reacting to situations.
• The tools of learning and their usage reflects
the particular accumulated insights of
communitis of practice.
• Learning is a process of enculturation. Given
the chance to observe and practice actual
behavior of members of a culture group,
people pick up relevant jargons, imitates
behavior and start to act in accordance with
norms and expectations of that culture.