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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"Constructivism (Education)"”.
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A case for ethical development in co-curricular environments
Co-curricular experiences can provide a rich context for student learning, but there has been little research on the direct learning contribution they make. This study is designed to explore the impact of various co-curricular experiences on students within different curricular environments to …
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Student Culture and Classroom Assessment Practices
Constructivism maintains that instruction is more meaningful when it is relevant, social and interactive. Formative assessment has been empirically demonstrated as being an effective form of instruction and assessment for learners (Black & Wiliam, 1998a, 1998b). Since assessment orients instruction …
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Students' views of classroom management strategies in assertive discipline and constructivist classroom settings
1 PDF file (viii, 244 pages)
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A mixed methods study of the relationship between dialogic inquiry and engagement in active learning Shakespeare education
… the context of active learning Shakespeare education. Active learning is a pedagogical framework that challenges students to experience Shakespeare’s literature by embodying the text through voice and movement. A mixed methods approach was designed to gather data from students in sixth to …
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The effect of a constructivist social studies unit on student attitudes toward social studies
<p>The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of a constructivist social studies unit on student attitudes towards social studies. It was hypothesized that students who experienced constructivist based social studies lessons would display a greater interest in social studies topics in the …
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A survey of registered dietitians' perceptions of constructivist and behaviorist instructional approaches and delivery methods in accredited dietetics programs
… vs. behaviorist) used in dietetic education programs. Additionally, the focus of accreditation for dietetics education is the quality and integrity of a program regardless of its instructional delivery method. Therefore, this study examined the variations between on-line and …
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Cylinders and spheres : toddlers engage in problem solving
1 PDF file (vii, 149 pages)
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Perceived value of faculty-developed course websites: A student-faculty comparison
… drawing from literature in the fields of education and technology studies.</p> <p>To understand course websites within the context of their usage, three selected course websites were paired with the instructor and a subset of students to form a case study unit. The case study methodology …
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Dialogic Interactionism: the Construction of Self in the Secondary Choral Classroom.
… the context of extant writings both in general education and music education philosophy. Following the analysis, a theoretical description of the dialogic interactive choral classroom is given as well a description of how such ideas might be realized in practice. The study concludes with issues …
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La comprensión lectora en Braille y los procesos psicológicos en personas con discapacidad visual
… in order to improve the quality of life, and educational inclusion of people with visual disabilities. The objective of the systematic review was to identify the relationship of psychological functions in the process of reading comprehension in braille in people with visual disabilities. The …
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The epistemic beliefs of novice and expert college professors
Previous research has demonstrated that when teachers have sophisticated epistemic beliefs, they are more likely to adopt constructivist teaching beliefs and behaviours. In order to explore the belief sophistication of teachers, the goal of the current research is to compare different types of …
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The use of scaffolding to improve student learning with interactive multimedia programs in chemistry
The process of balancing and interpreting chemical equations involves the consideration of an abstract, non-observable phenomenon coupled with multi-level representation. Students find it conceptually demanding to visualise the particulate level of matter and hence experience difficulty in …