Feuerstein argues learning through direct, unmediated experience cannot yield meaningful learning or full modifiability¶

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q1 i? The article presents, as a theoretical argument from Feuerstein, that direct exposure to stimuli is insufficient and that mediated interaction is required for meaningful learning and modifiability. → Mutlu 2019

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Mutlu 2019¶

Mutlu, A. & Şahin, M. (2019). The Mediated Learning Experience (MLE) Theory in Meaningful Language Instruction. International Journal on New Trends in Education and Their Implications, 10(2). http://www.ijonte.org

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Theoretical argument in the article's review of MLE theory: direct exposure based on Piaget's S-O-R formula is characterized as random and incidental, and the article argues it cannot produce meaningful learning or modifiability. This is an attributed theoretical position, not a tested result; no empirical evidence is offered for it in the article.

"Feuerstein indicates that, as the most adapted learning process, learning through direct experiences can correspond to neither the meaningful learning, nor the potential for modifiability. From this point of view, MLE explicitly offers modifiable interactions."

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