- Situated learning theory holds that knowledge is socially constructed through legitimate peripheral participation within a community of practice, not acquired individually. - There are four major premises: learning is situated in everyday actions; knowledge transfers only to similar situations; learning is a social process; and learning is inseparable from action. - A cognitive apprenticeship makes an expert's thinking visible and has learners take on authentic roles, tasks and problems to support learning through guided participation on the periphery of a community.