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ERIC Number: EJ433311
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1962
Some Thoughts about Constructivism and Instructional Design.
Educational Technology, v31 n9 p16-18 Sep 1991
The Cognition and Technology Group at Vanderbilt addresses concerns related to constructivism and instructional design that were raised in an earlier issue. Relationship of ecological psychology and constructivist theory is described, constraints on constructed knowledge are discussed, and the complexity of the Jasper series of math problems that were developed for fifth and sixth graders is discussed. (16 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Elementary Education, Grade 5, Grade 6, Instructional Design, Mathematics Instruction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Constructivism; Constructivist Theory; Ecological Psychology; Knowledge Development