Historically, the study of cognition has focused mainly on adults. With the arrival of constructivist theoreticians such as Jean Piaget, cognitive developmental theory became more visible in ...

‘IWALKED out of there, and I tell you, my head was spinning,” the distressed caller told me. “It was like a cult. It was like they were selling Amway or something.” Where had this caller been the ...

In this pioneering text, a constructivist approach guides users in learning how to teach in a constructivist manner. The book is based on the belief that it s more important for children to learn how ...

Guest post by John Thompson. The cover story in the American Educator “Putting Students on the Path to Learning,” by Richard Clark, Paul Kirschner, and John Swelter should prompt a dialogue between ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract This paper reports on an investigation of the effectiveness an intervention using several different methods for teaching solution chemistry.

While non-directive theories sound appealing and appeal to any freedom-loving mind, observations and evidence accumulated over 50 years show that non-directive methods of teaching and learning do not ...

THE IMPACT OF A MUSEUMBASED SCIENCE METHODS COURSE ON EARLY CHILDHOODELEMENTARY PRESERVICE TEACHERS SELFEFFICACY AND ABILITY TO DEVELOP CURRICULUM USING A ...