According to constructivists, learning is affected by:

• A. The context in which an idea is taught, and by students' beliefs and attitudes.
• B. Only the content delivered by the teacher.
• C. The number of tests given.
• D. The time of day learning occurs.

Answer: (A)

Learning, in constructivist theory, is shaped by how students interpret new information through their existing knowledge and by the environment where learning happens. The statement that learning is affected by the context in which an idea is taught and by students' beliefs and attitudes captures that idea. The context provides real-world cues and connections to what students already know, helping them make meaning, while beliefs and attitudes influence how ready they are to adjust their understandings and what interpretations they bring to new ideas. This emphasis on the learner’s perspective and the situational setting distinguishes constructivist thinking from views that focus only on content, the number of tests, or when learning occurs, which don’t address how meaning is actively built by the learner.