Constructivism: Shape-shifting, substance, and teacher education applications

RL Oxford - Peabody Journal of education, 1997 - Taylor & Francis
The introduction raises basic issues about the many contradictory shapes of constructivism
and the possible existence of a central substance or philosophical core that can be called …

Mathematics instruction for secondary students with learning disabilities

ED Jones, R Wilson… - Journal of learning …, 1997 - journals.sagepub.com
Secondary students with learning disabilities generally make inadequate progress in
mathematics. Their achievement is often limited by a variety of factors, including prior low …

[PDF][PDF] La contextualización de la enseñanza como elemento facilitador del aprendizaje significativo

M Rioseco, R Romero - Actas Encuentro Internacional sobre el …, 1997 - academia.edu
ABSTRACT A menudo la ciencia es vista por los estudiantes como algo aburrido,
principalmente porque en las clases tienen problemas de comprensión; ello trae como …

Is constructivism traditional? Historical and practical perspectives on a popular advocacy

JW Null - The Educational Forum, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
As any glance at contemporary educationaI literature demonstrates, the concept of"
constructivism" carries with it enormous appeal. Contemporary literature also reveals that …

An empirical evaluation of using constructive classroom activities to teach introductory programming

MJ Van Gorp, S Grissom - Computer Science Education, 2001 - Taylor & Francis
Computer science teaching is often based upon the traditional lecture format. However, this
methodology may not be the best way to help many students actively understand underlying …

Virtual math objects with pedagogical, mathematical, and cognitive fidelity

B Bos - Computers in Human Behavior, 2009 - Elsevier
The examination of mathematical and cognitive fidelity for math related websites has been
studied by Web designers; yet teachers, and especially pre-service teachers, as users of …

[图书][B] A comparative assessment of constructivist and traditionalist approaches to establishing mathematical connections in learning multiplication

I Chung - 1999 - search.proquest.com
This research study investigates the effectiveness of two different theoretical models,
constructivism and traditionalism, on third grade students' academic achievement in …

[图书][B] Improving student attitudes: A study of a mathematics curriculum innovation

KM Curtis - 2006 - search.proquest.com
The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of student attitudes in a college algebra
mathematics classroom when lessons are primarily composed of standards-based …

Mathematics as text

T Meaney - Challenging perspectives in mathematics classroom …, 2005 - books.google.com
Language is considered by many to be important in the development of mathematical ideas,
whether as a result of new deliberations by mathematicians or as the reproduction of …

[图书][B] Mathematics teachers' beliefs on using the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics" Standards" and the relationship of these beliefs to students' anxiety …

JM Furner - 1996 - search.proquest.com
This study investigated seventh-and eighth-grade mathematics teachers' beliefs on using
the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Standards and the relationship of …