The rise of constructivism and its associated theories represented a paradigm shift for educators and instructional designers to a view of learning as necessarily more social, conversational, and constructive than traditional transmissive views of learning. This bestselling book was the first to provide a manageable overview of the altered field, and the second edition has been fully updated to include expert introductions to Metacognition, Argumentation, and other key contemporary theories.
David Jonassen is Curators’ Professor at the University of Missouri.
Susan Land is Associate Professor of Education and Professor-in-Charge of the Instructional Systems program at Penn State University.