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50 Years of ERIC
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Boghossian, Peter – Journal of Philosophy of Education, 2012
Constructivist pedagogies cannot achieve their critical thinking ambitions. Constructivism, and constructivist epistemological presuppositions, actively thwarts the critical thinking process. Using Wittgenstein's private language argument, this paper argues that corrective mechanisms--the ability to correct a student's propositions and cognitions…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Critical Thinking, Delphi Technique, Teacher Student Relationship