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Constructivist Approaches to Science Teaching

Abstract

A key feature in this perspective brought by psychologists is that human beings construct mental models of their environment, and new experiences are interpreted and understood in relation to existing mental models or schemes.

Keywords:
Constructivist teaching methods Mathematics education Constructivism (international relations) Psychology Epistemology Engineering ethics Computer science Teaching method Political science Engineering Philosophy

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Topics

Education and Critical Thinking Development
Social Sciences →  Social Sciences →  Education
Educational Strategies and Epistemologies
Social Sciences →  Psychology →  Developmental and Educational Psychology

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