Analyzes how tools and interactions structure the way adult learners write in a socially interactive computer classroom. Argues that computers are not only instruments that make writing more efficient but are central to the construction of the writing itself. Contains 32 references. (JDI)

Argues that the regulated approach to schooling needs to be replaced by one that is more highly responsive and adaptable to changing circumstances and requirements. States that traditional structures and organizational arrangements inhibit the growth of scientific knowledge skills. Contains 20 references. (DDR)

Reports on a teacher's changing perceptions during a collaborative, two-year interpretive research project involving two researchers, herself, and her students. Uses the collaborative approach between teacher and researchers to promote students' theory-evidence coordination and use of word explanations with an emphasis on developing and critiquing…

Describes the development of a three-week instructional unit for education students at Winthrop University (South Carolina) whose aim was for students to construct meaning around an education-related, literacy-based dilemma and to use technology as a tool for recording and sharing their responses. A constructivist perspective for developing these…

Describes the Six Universities Development and Rehabilitation Project (SUDRP) conducted at six Indonesian universities by faculty from Colorado State University. Suggests that the collaborative methodology used for instruction was highly successful and could be incorporated into other faculty-development programs. Contains one figure and 11…

A social cognitive model of counselor training is presented using the metaphor of a drama to describe the emerging efficacy of the counselor in working with clients. After developing the story, attention is given to contexts and barriers to success. Seven research propositions are provided for supervisors. (Author/EMK)

Inquisitiveness is what drives children's learning. Cognitive scientists have devised constructivist theory to explain how an individual progresses from curiosity to new knowledge. Formal schooling has struggled unsuccessfully to simulate real-life learning situations. Emerging brain research supports bringing the community into the learning…

Finds that students taught with a constructivist approach had much more increased personal knowledge concerning energy compared to students taught in a traditional manner. (Contains 15 references.) (Author/WRM)

Notes that progressive theory of character development, based on moral values as variable and dependent on social context, dominates field of early childhood education. Suggests that this constructivist approach may require more of children than they can provide. States that both progressive and traditional theories have their place; presents…

Describes a study of Taiwanese 14-year-olds' (n=48) cognitive structures derived from the instruction of basic atomic physics. Finds that even academically above-average students tended to use relatively lower-level modes of knowledge construction, focusing on reciting or describing specific factual knowledge in physics. (Contains 27 references.)…

Defines synchronous Web-based course support systems as software applications emphasizing features that allow students to meet and interact with one another in a virtual classroom at a specific time. Describes features available that help create a social constructivist learning environment. (LRW)

Describes research that used formative evaluation methods to examine synchronous computer-mediated communication (CMC) systems for online learning at the University of Hawaii. Discusses learner-centeredness, constructivism, and sociocultural theories that were used as the bases for the design of synchronous activities and recommends 10 desirable…

This study examined how deaf students construct meaning through writing during authentic science activities. Analysis of writing samples (N=228) indicated that certain process writing strategies were differentially useful including writing prompts used by teachers, focus for the writing, follow-up to the initial writing activity, the teacher's…

In this study we compared the effects of smallgroup constructivist and explicit mathematics instruction in basic multiplication on low-achieving students' performance and motivation. A total of 265 students (aged 8-11 years) from 13 general and 11 special elementary schools for students with learning and/or behavior disorders participated in the…

This article examine a new partnership with a high-needs predominantly Hispanic American elementary school and their practice as teacher educators and researchers amid the reflections of the preservice teachers (PST) and their classroom teachings. The PSTs report becoming more confident in their teaching but are concerned with classroom management…