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Which of the following is a characteristic of an effective socio-constructivist classroom?

A.
Fixed steps for answering the questions are written by the teacher on the board for students to copy as it is.
B.
Emphasis is placed on having only one correct process to approach and solve a problem.
C.
Children are encouraged to be silent listeners and emphasis is placed on repetition and recall.
D.
Group work and group problem-solving is encouraged.

Solution:

Socio-constructivism focuses on the collaborative nature of learning. Knowledge develops from how people interact with each other, their culture, and society at large.Socio-constructivist frame: Students have also to include the social and cultural settings, in which they learn and which also have an impact on students as they change their ideas. From this perspective, sometimes referred to as situated cognition, the cultural and the social background of students, use of language, and how meaning is derived from various contexts play a role in the students. Characteristics of Socio-constructivist classroom:Connect learning with everyday contexts. Where possible, organize courses around problems, of local interest and impact, which have been identified by students. Elicit students existing ideas, including any alternative conceptions. It emphasizes collaboration with others for learning, work, performance, problem-solving, etc.Encourage students to take responsibility for their own learning, and this includes reflecting on their own thinking and learning processesThe student performs different tasks which helps them to make their thoughts divergent. There is no repetition of the task in socio-constructivist classrooms.The classroom should be child-centered, not teacher-centered so that students are allowed to ask questions freelyIt allows learners to foster their own strategy of learning to perform an activity.Rote memorization, learning based on recalling, and repetition are not allowed in a socio-constructivist classroom,It views learners as makers of meaning and creators of knowledge through social interaction.So by all these references, we can consider that learning in groups, and problem-solving in a group encourages the socio-constructivist classroom.HintFixed step to give answers makes rigidity which is not a socio-constructivist classroom.The single approach also makes the curriculum rigid and fixed, which is not relevant with respect to the socio-constructivist classroom.Students have direct involvement in the leaching learning process, they are active in the classroom, and they ask questions about the concepts, so we can not say that students are the silent listeners in the socio-constructivist classroom.

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