Constructivism: Theory for Practice? The Case of Mathematics.

Leder, Gilah C.

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Publication Date: 1993

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Constructivism: Theory for Practice? The Case of Mathematics.

Leder, Gilah C.

Higher Education Research and Development, v12 n1 p5-20 1993

An examination of constructivist learning and teaching theory and its current popularity looks at previously popular theories, implementation problems, classroom experiments using constructivism, and the roles of teacher and learner under this approach. Discussion is confined to mathematics instruction and the mathematics classroom. (Author/MSE)

Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Educational Research, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Learning Theories, Mathematics Instruction, Student Role, Teacher Role, Theory Practice Relationship, Trend Analysis

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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