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'''Contextual learning''' is based on a [[Constructivism (learning theory)|constructivist]] theory of teaching and learning.<ref name=centralasianjournal2023>{{cite journal|url=https://cajssh.casjournal.org/index.php/CAJSSH/article/view/762|title=Contextual Learning Approach: A Tool for Enhancing Critical Thinking Skills amongst Learners|last1=Jasper-Abowei|first1=Florence Ebikiemo|last2=Victor-Ishikaku|first2=Eunice C.|journal=Central Asian Journal of Social Science|volume=4|number=5|date=22 May 2023|doi=10.17605/OSF.IO/GB2SR|pages=74, 78, 80|access-date=13 May 2025}}</ref> Learning takes place when teachers are able to present information in such a way that students are able to construct meaning based on their own experiences.<ref>{{cite book|last=Hull|first=D.|title=Opening Minds, Opening Doors: The Rebirth of American Education|year=1993|location=Waco, TX|publisher=Center for Occupational Research and Development|isbn=978-1555024857|page=41}}</ref><ref name= centralasianjournal2023/> Contextual learning experiences include [[intern]]ships, [[service learning]] and [[study abroad]] programs.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.societyforee.org/about-us|title=About Us|publisher=Society for Experiential Learning|access-date=13 May 2025|quote="The Society brings together educators, business, and community leaders to create and sustain a great variety of experiential learning opportunities, such as internships, micro-experiences, service learning, global experience, and more."}}</ref><ref>{{cite report|url=https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED381666|title=Contextual Learning: A Critical Aspect of School-to-Work Transition Programs|series=Education Reform and School-to-Work Transition Series|last1=Weinbaum|first1=Alexandra|last2=Rogers|first2=Anne M.|date=1995|publisher=Academy for Educational Development|access-date=13 May 2025|page=10, 12, 25}}</ref>

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* distributed cognition – constructs that are continually shaped by other people and things outside the individual

Constructivist learning theory maintains that learning is a process of constructing meaning from experience<ref>{{cite book |last=Imel |first=S |title=Contextual learning in adult education |year=2000|url=https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED448304|publisher= ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult, Career, and Vocational Education|page=3}}</ref> Contextual learning may be useful for child development if it provides learning experiences in a context in which children are interested and motivated.<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1996-06736-008|title=Intrinsic motivation and the process of learning: Beneficial effects of contextualization, personalization, and choice|last1=Cordova|first1=D. I.|last2=Lepper|first2=M. R.|author2-link=Mark Lepper|date=1996|journal=Journal of Educational Psychology|volume=88|issue=4|doi=10.1037/0022-0663.88.4.715|page=726|access-date=13 May 2025|url-access=subscription}}</ref> Various experiential learning theorists{{who?|date=May 2025}} have contributed to an understanding of contextual learning.~~{{cn|date=May 2025}}~~

Constructivist learning theory maintains that learning is a process of constructing meaning from experience<ref>{{cite book |last=Imel |first=S |title=Contextual learning in adult education |year=2000|url=https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED448304|publisher= ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult, Career, and Vocational Education|page=3}}</ref> Contextual learning may be useful for child development if it provides learning experiences in a context in which children are interested and motivated.<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1996-06736-008|title=Intrinsic motivation and the process of learning: Beneficial effects of contextualization, personalization, and choice|last1=Cordova|first1=D. I.|last2=Lepper|first2=M. R.|author2-link=Mark Lepper|date=1996|journal=Journal of Educational Psychology|volume=88|issue=4|doi=10.1037/0022-0663.88.4.715|page=726|access-date=13 May 2025|url-access=subscription}}</ref> Various experiential learning theorists{{who?|date=May 2025}} have contributed to an understanding of contextual learning.

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 '''Contextual learning''' is based on a [[Constructivism (learning theory)|constructivist]] theory of teaching and learning.<ref name=centralasianjournal2023>{{cite journal|url=https://cajssh.casjournal.org/index.php/CAJSSH/article/view/762|title=Contextual Learning Approach: A Tool for Enhancing Critical Thinking Skills amongst Learners|last1=Jasper-Abowei|first1=Florence Ebikiemo|last2=Victor-Ishikaku|first2=Eunice C.|journal=Central Asian Journal of Social Science|volume=4|number=5|date=22 May 2023|doi=10.17605/OSF.IO/GB2SR|pages=74, 78, 80|access-date=13 May 2025}}</ref> Learning takes place when teachers are able to present information in such a way that students are able to construct meaning based on their own experiences.<ref>{{cite book|last=Hull|first=D.|title=Opening Minds, Opening Doors: The Rebirth of American Education|year=1993|location=Waco, TX|publisher=Center for Occupational Research and Development|isbn=978-1555024857|page=41}}</ref><ref name= centralasianjournal2023/> Contextual learning experiences include [[intern]]ships, [[service learning]] and [[study abroad]] programs.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.societyforee.org/about-us|title=About Us|publisher=Society for Experiential Learning|access-date=13 May 2025|quote="The Society brings together educators, business, and community leaders to create and sustain a great variety of experiential learning opportunities, such as internships, micro-experiences, service learning, global experience, and more."}}</ref><ref>{{cite report|url=https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED381666|title=Contextual Learning: A Critical Aspect of School-to-Work Transition Programs|series=Education Reform and School-to-Work Transition Series|last1=Weinbaum|first1=Alexandra|last2=Rogers|first2=Anne M.|date=1995|publisher=Academy for Educational Development|access-date=13 May 2025|page=10, 12, 25}}</ref>
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 * distributed cognition – constructs that are continually shaped by other people and things outside the individual
-Constructivist learning theory maintains that learning is a process of constructing meaning from experience<ref>{{cite book |last=Imel |first=S |title=Contextual learning in adult education |year=2000|url=https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED448304|publisher= ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult, Career, and Vocational Education|page=3}}</ref> Contextual learning may be useful for child development if it provides learning experiences in a context in which children are interested and motivated.<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1996-06736-008|title=Intrinsic motivation and the process of learning: Beneficial effects of contextualization, personalization, and choice|last1=Cordova|first1=D. I.|last2=Lepper|first2=M. R.|author2-link=Mark Lepper|date=1996|journal=Journal of Educational Psychology|volume=88|issue=4|doi=10.1037/0022-0663.88.4.715|page=726|access-date=13 May 2025|url-access=subscription}}</ref> Various experiential learning theorists{{who?|date=May 2025}} have contributed to an understanding of contextual learning.{{cn|date=May 2025}}
+Constructivist learning theory maintains that learning is a process of constructing meaning from experience<ref>{{cite book |last=Imel |first=S |title=Contextual learning in adult education |year=2000|url=https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED448304|publisher= ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult, Career, and Vocational Education|page=3}}</ref> Contextual learning may be useful for child development if it provides learning experiences in a context in which children are interested and motivated.<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1996-06736-008|title=Intrinsic motivation and the process of learning: Beneficial effects of contextualization, personalization, and choice|last1=Cordova|first1=D. I.|last2=Lepper|first2=M. R.|author2-link=Mark Lepper|date=1996|journal=Journal of Educational Psychology|volume=88|issue=4|doi=10.1037/0022-0663.88.4.715|page=726|access-date=13 May 2025|url-access=subscription}}</ref> Various experiential learning theorists{{who?|date=May 2025}} have contributed to an understanding of contextual learning.
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