Jonassen proposed eight characteristics that differentiate constructivist learning environments which are supported by both cognitive and social constructivism. However, cognitive and social constructivism emphasize these characteristics differently, with social constructivism placing more emphasis on collaborative knowledge construction through social negotiation. The eight characteristics include providing multiple representations of reality, emphasizing knowledge construction over reproduction, using authentic tasks in meaningful contexts, and enabling context-dependent and socially constructed knowledge.

1. How are Cognitive and Social Constructivism related? Jonassen (1994) proposed that there are eight characteristics that differentiate constructivist learning environments. Link to Source: An Electronic Textbook on Instructional Technology

2. How are Cognitive and Social Constructivism related? Jonassen's eight characteristics would be supported by both social and cognitive constructivists. There is, however, a difference in the emphasis these two strands on constructivism place on each of those characteristics.

3. How are Cognitive and Social Constructivism related? 1. Constructivist learning environments provide multiple representations of reality.

4. How are Cognitive and Social Constructivism related? 2. Multiple representations avoid oversimplification and represent the complexity of the real world.

5. How are Cognitive and Social Constructivism related? 3. Constructivist learning environments emphasize knowledge construction inserted of knowledge reproduction

6. How are Cognitive and Social Constructivism related? 4. Constructivist learning environments emphasize authentic tasks in a meaningful context rather than abstract instruction out of context.

7. How are Cognitive and Social Constructivism related? 5. Constructivist learning environments provide learning environments such as real-world settings or case-based learning instead of predetermined sequences of instruction.

8. Constructivism 6. Constructivist learning environments encourage thoughtful reflection on experience.

9. How are Cognitive and Social Constructivism related? 7. Constructivist learning environments“ enable context- and content- dependent knowledge construction."

10. How are Cognitive and Social Constructivism related? 8. Constructivist learning environments support "collaborative construction of knowledge through social negotiation, not competition among learners for recognition."