Constructivism and science education: A further appraisal

被引：3
作者：
Matthews M.R. [1 ]
机构：
[1] School of Education, University of New South Wales, Sydney
来源：
Journal of Science Education and Technology | 2002年 / 11卷 / 2期
关键词：
Constructivism; Epistemology; Thomas Kuhn;
D O I：
10.1023/A:1014661312550
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摘要：
This paper is critical of constructivism. It examines the philosophical underpinnings of the theory, it outlines the impact of the doctrine on contemporary science education, it details the relativist and subjectivist interpretation of Thomas Kuhn's work found in constructivist writings, it indicates the problems that constructivist theory places in the way of teaching the content of science, and finally it suggests that a lot of old-fashioned, perfectly reasonable educational truisms and concepts are needlessly cloaked in constructivist jargon that inhibites communication with educationalists and policy makers. © 2002 Plenum Publishing Corporation.
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