Transmissionism

An idea within education. Transmissionism would be believing that someone can understand any given concept given the right explanation. That you can 'transmit' the idea to someone completely in a meaningful way.

Transmissionism is generally believed to be incorrect. Understanding requires ideas to have context, and Understanding needs active learner engagement

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• Understanding requires ideas to have context
  • Both the lack of context and the lack of engagement are reasons why transmissionism doesn't work
• Understanding needs active learner engagement
  • Understanding a new idea needs you, the learner, to actively engage with it. More than passively seeing or hearing it.