Educational Constructivism

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Definition

A perspective on learning and teaching that considers knowledge must be constructed by the individual learner using available interpretive resources, and where learners are likely to misconstrue instruction without well-designed teaching that is informed by knowledge of learners' ideas.

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Keywords:

• constructivism;
• constructionism;
• teaching;
• learning;
• alternative conceptions;
• misconceptions;
• pedagogy;
• interpreting texts
• knowledge;
• curriculum

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Contents:

• Introduction
• The Relationship with Social Constructionist Positions
• Social or Personal Constructivism?
• Origins of Educational Constructivism
• The Alternative Conceptions Movement and Learners' Science
• Examples of Alternative Conceptions
• The Characteristics of Alternative Conceptions
• Constructivism and the Transfer Model of Teaching
• The Constructivist Perspective on Learning as Highly Contingent
• The Fallacy of Minimally Guided Learning
• Where Teaching-Learning Can Go Wrong
• Constructivist Pedagogies

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