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ERIC Number: EJ566811
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0045-0855
Prior Knowledge, Prior Conceptions, Prior Constructs: What Do Constructivists Really Mean, and Are They Practising What They Preach?
Geelan, David R.
Australian Science Teachers Journal, v43 n3 p26-28 Aug 1997
Suggests that the teaching/learning/research process should be rethought of as a collaborative social learning for constructivism to be meaningful in science education. Includes perspectives on George Kelly's personal construct psychology and Glaserfeld's radical constructivism. (AIM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Constructivism (Learning), Higher Education, Learning Theories, Prior Learning, Science Education, Science Process Skills, Secondary Education
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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