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Foster, Colin – Teaching Mathematics and Its Applications: An International Journal of the IMA, 2011
This article considers the role of socio-cognitive conflict in addressing students' mechanics preconceptions. A discussion problem was posed to sixth-form students taking an introductory mechanics unit. The problem involved a child choosing either to slide down a smooth slide or to jump off the top. Students were invited to predict which route…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Conflict, Introductory Courses, Prediction
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Castro Atwater, Sheri A. – Journal of Instructional Psychology, 2008
Color-blindness, the ideology that "race should not matter" in how individuals are treated, is often confused with "race does not matter" (Neville, 2000). The historical, social, and political origins of color-blind racial attitudes are outlined here. Developmental and constructivist theories are used to illustrate how…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Race, Racial Attitudes, Ideology