| Description |
xvi, 344 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Constructivism as a referent for teaching and learning / Kenneth Tobin and Deborah Tippins -- Questions and answers about radical constructivism / Ernst von Glasersfeld -- The construction of knowledge : a radical constructivist view / Antonio Bettencourt -- Contextual constructivism : the impact of culture on the learning and teaching of science / William W. Cobern -- Cautionary notes on the appeal of the new "ism" (constructivism) in science education / Ronald G. Good, James H. Wandersee, and John St. Julien -- Construction of knowledge and group learning / Marcia C. Linn and Nicholas C. Burbules -- The role of negotiation in mathematics learning / Grayson H. Wheatley -- Constructing potential learning opportunities in middle grades mathematics / Elizabeth Jakubowski -- Construction sites : science labs and classrooms / Wolff-Michael Roth -- Learning science in multicultural environments / Alejandro José Gallard -- Secondary science teachers and constructivist practice / James J. Gallagher -- A pragmatic view of instructional technology / Lloyd P. Rieber -- |
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Constructivist perspectives on teacher learning / Kenneth Tobin -- Staff development and the process of changing : a teacher's emerging constructivist beliefs about learning and teaching / Francine P. Peterman -- Learning to teach science : constructivism, reflection, and learning from experience / Tom Russell -- Transitioning into constructivism : a vignette of a fifth grade teacher / Kenneth L. Shaw and Mia Lena Etchberger -- Collaborating to reconstruct teaching : the influence of researcher beliefs / Peter C.S. Taylor -- Learning to see children's mathematics : crucial challenges in constructivist reform / Jere Confrey -- On considering constructivism for improving mathematics and science teaching and learning / Thomas M. Dana and Nancy T. Davis. |
| Subject |
Science -- Study and teaching -- United States.
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Constructivism (Education) -- United States.
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Science teachers -- Training of -- United States.
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| Indexed Term |
Schools Curriculum Science |
| Added Author |
Tobin, Kenneth George, 1944-
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| ISBN |
0805818782 paperback £19.50 |
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