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Cognitive Load applies to Working memory. Activate to inspect this relation.Curriculum Design depends on Learning Objective. Activate to inspect this relation.Instructional Design is part of Curriculum Design. Activate to inspect this relation.Pedagogy influences Instructional Design. Activate to inspect this relation.Constructivism influences Pedagogy. Activate to inspect this relation.Scaffolding is derived from Constructivism. Activate to inspect this relation.Differentiated Instruction is a Pedagogy. Activate to inspect this relation.Learning Outcome is derived from Learning Objective. Activate to inspect this relation.Learner Motivation influences Learning Outcome. Activate to inspect this relation.Scaffolding enables Learner Motivation. Activate to inspect this relation.Instructional Design requires Learning Objective. Activate to inspect this relation.Curriculum is part of Learning Outcome. Activate to inspect this relation.Pedagogy enables Learning Outcome. Activate to inspect this relation.Scaffolding applies to Zone of Proximal Development. Activate to inspect this relation.Cognitive Load constrains Instructional Design. Activate to inspect this relation.Instructional Design applies to Curriculum. Activate to inspect this relation.Pedagogy applies to Communication. Activate to inspect this relation.Scaffolding applies to Working memory. Activate to inspect this relation.ConstructivismPedagogyScaffoldingInstructional DesignLearning OutcomeCommunicationDifferentiated InstructionLearner MotivationZone of Proximal DevelopmentWorking memoryCurriculum DesignLearning ObjectiveCurriculumCognitive Load
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14 concepts18 relationships7 disciplines4 relation families

Constructivism

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At a glance

Constructivism holds that learners actively build knowledge from experience rather than passively receiving it.

Disciplines
Education · Educational Science
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2 · 2 relation families

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Structural observations about the concepts shown here — descriptions of this graph, not claims about the world.

  • This view connects 7 disciplines: Cognitive Neuroscience, Cognitive Psychology, Communication Science, Education, Educational Science, Linguistics, Psychology.
  • Constructivism is a bridge concept — viewed here through Education, Educational Science.
  • The connections here span 4 relation families.

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The focused concept’s relationships. Pick another concept in the graph above to update this list.

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A lens is a deterministic projection of the graph. Pick a discipline, thinking pattern or journey to reframe the whole view.

By discipline

ChemistryBiologyPhysicsMathematicsComputer ScienceGeologyMineralogyEconomics

By thinking pattern

Bayesian updatingCause and effectCompoundingConservationConstraintsDefense in depthDiffusion & spreadEmergenceEnergy transformationEntropy & irreversibilityEquilibriumFeedback loopIncentivesInformationLevels & hierarchyModularityNetworksOptimizationOscillationProbabilityRecursion & self-similarityScaleSignal vs noiseSource–pathway–receptorStocks and flowsSymmetry & invarianceThresholds & tipping pointsTrade-offsTriangulationVariation & selectionWaves

By journey

From a Leaf to the ClimateWhy Music Moves UsHow Machines LearnReasoning about a Leaf and the Climate

Concept collections

Concept collections are curated lenses onto the fabric — themed sets of ideas that recur across disciplines. They are not journeys; they are a way to read the graph.

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What this is

Start from one concept and expand outward. The view never shows everything at once — click a node to refocus, filter by relationship type, or switch to an accessible list.

One fabric

3750 concepts and 5051 typed relations form one connected component — no isolated silo.

How to read it

Focus a concept, or apply a lens (discipline, mental model, journey) to see only the threads that matter.