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ERIC Number: EJ509465
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Positivism, Constructivism & Critical Constructivism in the Classroom (and What the Hell Do They Mean Anyway?).
Glanville, Penny
Good Practice in Australian Adult Literacy and Basic Education, n27 p4,18 Jul 1995
Outlines three approaches to numeracy instruction: (1) traditional positivism, the transfer of knowledge from teacher to student; (2) constructivism, in which learning is contextual and culturally meaningful; and (3) critical constructivism, which enables students to reflect on learning and its social context. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Students, Constructivism (Learning), Numeracy
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Critical Pedagogy; Positivism
Note: Available from Dept. of Employment, Education and Training, GPO Box 9880, Canberra City 2601, Australia.