Professional Documents
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Mini-report #2
IST524: Dr. Su
Team Roles
Coordinator: Jan Clark
Explorer A: Cord Bynum
Recorder: Cynthia Sargent
Explorer B: Michele Alaniz
Elaborator: Alton Stevens
Constructivism
A Guide for New Teachers:
Practical Suggestions for the Classroom
Complex meaning-making
Critical analysis
Creative problem-solving
Behaviorism
Cognitivism
Constructivism
Consider This . . .
Constructivism
As a philosophy:
In the classroom:
The time needed to design constructivist-based activities, such as projectbased learning, is significant and greater than traditional lessons.
There can also be hard costs associated with materials, field trips,
adaptive e-learning pathways, and so forth.
Often, the risks are high and a return on investment may not be realized
even after a resource-intensive implementation of constructivist practices.
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