Constructivism/Interpretivism

Constructivism/Interpretivism

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By Juan Pablo Contreras, Jose Alejandro Piñerez and Valentina Rojas Diaz​

Contrasting both methods

To remember...​

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• Centered around non-countable data

• Susceptible to human bias and interpretation

• Subjective​

Constructivism/Interpretivism​

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• Centered around countable data

• Not su​sceptible to human bias or subjectivity

• Objective

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​Positivism/Objectivism

• Develop through critique of positivism.​

• Considers humans as physical phenomena.​

• Takes context into account​

• ​Aims to include richness in the insights gathered instead of setting an universal truth.

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(Myers, 2008; Saunders et al., 2012; Bhattacherjee, 2012).​

​Constructivism/Interpretivism

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​​Hermeneutics

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Understanding the world through experiencing phenomenons.​

Phenomenology​

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It ​takes the meaning of symbols into consideration to construct reality.

Symbolic interactionism

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Some variations of interpretivism ​(Littlejohn & Foss, 2009)

Interpreting and understanding​ philosophy.

JEAN PIAGET

-Father of the constructivism

-He was born in 19th century! ​august the 9, 1896.

​-He was a psychologist, epistemologist and biologist

-​He's remembered for his work on child development and his theory of cognitive development

-​His contributions of constructivism are still studied

-He died in ​september the 16th, 1980

Open Ended

Mention at least three characteristics from constructivism/interpretivism.

Open Ended

With your own words, briefly explain the three varieties of constructivism/interpretivism.

Multiple Select

Which of the following are variations of constructivism?

• Epistemology

• Hermeneutics

• Phenomenology

• Interpretivism

Open Ended

Explain with your own words what symbolic interactionism is

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION​!

​References:

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Alharahsheh, H. H., & Pius, A. (2020). A review of key paradigms: Positivism VS interpretivism. Global Academic Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2(3), 39-43.