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The latest catchword in educational circles is "constructivism, " applied both to learning theory and to epistemology---both to how people learn, and to the nature of knowledge.1,2 We don't need to succumb to each new fad, but we do need to think about our work in relation to theories of learning and knowledge.
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Constructivism (learning theory) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Constructivism is a psychological theory of knowledge (epistemology) which argues that humans generate knowledge and meaning from their experiences. Constructivism is not a specific pedagogy, althoug...
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Underpinning these reform proposals is not only a (growing) concern with efficiency, but is also a new epistemological theory, labelled as constructivism. This paper will, first, focus on the layout of and ... One starting point could be a renewed analysis of the problems of an educational ‘technology’.
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While the preceding paragraphs provide a seemingly simple explanation of constructivism and its relation to educational practice, the pages in this site will illustrate that the link between the philosophy, on one hand, and educational practice, on the other, is quite tenuous.
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Constructivism is a philosophy of learning based on the concept that when individuals learn they do not passively acquire or absorb a new understanding. Instead, new information is actively assimilated into existing cognitive structures while simultaneously altering these structures.
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Stated in this general form, individual constructivism is sometimes associated with a well-known educational philosopher of the early twentieth century, John Dewey (1938/1998)[3]. Although Dewey himself did not use the term constructivism in most of his writing, his point of view amounted to a type of constructivism,
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I have never seen more typos on an educational site in all my life - but what do you expect from those who spout the delusion of constructivism as something to celebrate?
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People, organizations, and online papers that deal with radical, epistemological, psychological and educational constructivism and second order cybernetics. ... Quick orientation: The key to radical constructivism...
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Radical Constructivism - Alex Riegler, Ed. People, organizations, and online papers that deal with radical, epistemological, psychological and educational constructivism and second order ... more>>
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Constructivism (Martin Ryder) ... Aspects of Radical Constructivism and its Educational Recommendations (1992) ... Vanderstraeten and Biesta (1998) Constructivism, Educational Research, and John Dewey...
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