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ERIC Number: EJ654487
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0926-7220
Defending Constructivism in Science Education.
Gil-Perez, Daniel; Guisasola, Jenaro; Moreno, Antonio; Cachapuz, Antonio; Pessoa de Carvalho, Anna M.; Torregrosa, Joaquin Martinez; Salinas, Julia; Valdes, Pablo; Gonzalez, Eduardo; Duch, Anna Gene; Dumas-Carre, Andree; Tricarico, Hugo; Gallego, Romulo
Science and Education, v11 n6 p557-71 Nov 2002
Desribes the transformation of science education throughout the last two decades into a specific field of research and knowledge associated with the establishment of the constructivist position. Analyzes some of the current criticisms of the constructivist orientation and studies their implications for the development of science education as a coherent body of knowledge. (Contains 83 references.) (Author/YDS)
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Science Education, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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