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Constructivist learning environments and the (im)possibility to change students' perceptions of assessment demands and approaches to learning

Instructional Science, Vol. 36, No. 5/6, Effects of Constructivist Learning Environments (SEPTEMBER 2008), pp. 431-443 (13 pages) Recent research shows that, as students interpret the demands of the ...
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Grounded Practice and the Design of Constructivist Learning Environments

A variety of instructional approaches has been studied and implemented across educational and training settings. Vastly different design practices have been proposed that reflect fundamentally ...
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Constructivism: The Long History from the Active Knower to the Active Learner

As educators we are well aware of the many delays in bringing theory to practice. Whether it is through delayed pedagogical recommendations in adjusting campus learning spaces, conceptual challenges ...
Inside Higher Ed

A Boost for Active Learning

Scott Freeman and the other scholars behind a new study comparing the efficacy of lectures with more "active" forms of instruction in the science classroom are not aiming low in describing the ...