Constructivism: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
imported>Michael J. Formica No edit summary |
imported>Stephen Ewen |
||
| (2 intermediate revisions by one other user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{subpages}} | {{subpages}} | ||
'''Constructivism''' describes a theoretical framework that suggests humans construct meaning from current knowledge structures | '''Constructivism''' describes a theoretical framework that suggests humans construct meaning from current knowledge structures. <ref>Piaget, J. (1950). ''The Psychology of Intelligence''. New York: Routledge.</ref> <ref>Piaget, J. (1967). ''Logique et Connaissance scientifique''. Paris:Encyclopédie de la Pléiade.</ref> These ideas about the nature of human learning guide [[learning theory|learning theories]] and [[teaching methods]] of [[education]] informed by the constructivist viewpoint. | ||
==Also see== | |||
*[[Scheme theory]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
Latest revision as of 22:04, 16 January 2008
Constructivism describes a theoretical framework that suggests humans construct meaning from current knowledge structures. [1] [2] These ideas about the nature of human learning guide learning theories and teaching methods of education informed by the constructivist viewpoint.