Consider the following statements: (1) Learning is an active process. (2) Learners construct new ideas or concepts based upon their current or past knowledge. (3) This is basically a constructivist approach. Which theory matches these statements?

Learning as an active process where learners construct new ideas from current or past knowledge is Jerome Bruner's discovery learning, a constructivist approach.

Bruner held that learners build knowledge by going beyond the given information through inquiry.

Discovery learning is inquiry-based instruction with minimal direct telling by the teacher.

Ausubel's receptive learning (option A) is the opposite, presenting organised material for meaningful reception.

Bandura's social learning theory (option B) explains learning by observation and modelling, not active construction.

Washburne's mastery learning (option C) concerns pacing to mastery, not constructivist idea-building.