Situated Learning:A New Research Paradigm on Learning

As a new learning paradigm,situated learning is one of the main research areas in learning sciences.With the rapid development of theory and practice,situated learning promotes deep changes in education and social organization.This paper reviews the history and the main factors of situated learning,summarizes the ideas of knowledge and learning in situated learning contexts,and dicusses its value in educational practice.At last,this paper addresses the implications of situated learning for education and the challenges that it faces in implementation.