This course is designed to help participants examine the implications of constructivism for learning and teaching in science, mathematics, and technology focused areas. Course readings, discussions, and assignments will examine constructivist views of learning, research on students' ideas and idea-based interactions, research on instructional approaches taking student ideas into account, and challenges in implementing constructivist perspectives in instruction.
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Constructivism and Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education
University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignAbout this Course
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1 hour to complete
Course Orientation
1 hour to complete
1 video (Total 5 min), 4 readings, 1 quiz
2 hours to complete
Module 1: An Introduction to Constructivism
2 hours to complete
3 videos (Total 37 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz
2 hours to complete
Module 2: Student Ideas
2 hours to complete
5 videos (Total 60 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz
3 hours to complete
Module 3: Helping Students Develop their Ideas
3 hours to complete
5 videos (Total 83 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz
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TOP REVIEWS FROM CONSTRUCTIVISM AND MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION
by AMJun 12, 2020
It is a life enricher course for anybody interested in education and learning. Thank You
by MEJul 8, 2020
the video was a little long it would be better to max extra lecture or video and decrease the length of the video to get the full focus
by RESep 8, 2021
This was a very interesting course. There are a lot of useful tools to engage students in class
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