THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF CONNECTIVISM AS A LEARNING THEORY

Authors

  • Zarina Ruzimurodova PhD student, Department of English Language Teaching Methodology, Namangan State Institute of Foreign Languages E-mail: andalusiyasinderella@gmail.com ORCID ID: 0000-0001-7378-633X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.66345/stj.v4i5/2.6099

Keywords:

networked learning, educational environment, connected knowledge, learning theories

Abstract

Revolutionary changes are taking place in education today. The entry of artificial intelligence, big data, the Internet of Things (IoT), and global networks into the educational sphere has placed the question of the adequacy of traditional pedagogical theories firmly on the agenda. It is precisely in this environment that connectivism - the learning theory of the digital age - has claimed its distinctive position. Connectivism is inextricably linked with the concepts of the information society, the network society, and the knowledge economy that took shape in the second half of the twentieth century and the early twenty-first century. Rather than negating classical paradigms such as behaviourism, cognitivism, and constructivism, it takes as its subject matter a new territory they could not reach - networks, technology, and a constantly changing knowledge environment.

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Published

2026-05-08

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THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF CONNECTIVISM AS A LEARNING THEORY. (2026). SCIENCE TIME JOURNAL, 4(5/2), 136-141. https://doi.org/10.66345/stj.v4i5/2.6099
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