Designing Environments for Constructive Learning

by Duffy, Thomas M.; Lowyck, Joost; Jonassen, David H.; Welsh, Thomas M. (CON)

• ISBN13: 9783642780714
• ISBN10: 3642780717
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-11-22
• Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc

Summary

This book focuses on constructivist pedagogy and theimplications of that pedagogy for the principles andstrategies of instructional design and for the use oftechnology in instruction. A constructivist pedagogyemphasizes the "situatedness" of learning. There is always areason for learning; learning is a tool for accomplishingsomething else. Our understanding of a concept is based onthe context in which it is experienced. Most importantly,that context involves the larger framework orpurpose forengaging in a task.In the first half of this book the authors describeconstructivist learning environments and the particulartheoretical framework in which they are embedded. The secondhalf of the book focuses on instructional design principlesto bederived from constructivism, the implications for thepractice of instructional design, including principles fordesign, and the practical issues of implementingconstructivist learning environments.