tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33353812.post115913184462118743..comments2024-02-17T04:12:23.721-04:00Comments on parentalcation: Giving Constructivism its Due...TurbineGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09781298806992944235noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33353812.post-1159223442119563792006-09-25T18:30:00.000-04:002006-09-25T18:30:00.000-04:00Don't forget that anything that isn't constructivi...Don't forget that anything that isn't constructivism is "rote learning."<BR/><BR/>The problem with the "data anlysis" is that it is getting in the way of competent math instruction.KDeRosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06853211164976890091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33353812.post-1159211537039742302006-09-25T15:12:00.000-04:002006-09-25T15:12:00.000-04:00I agree. Constructivism is one of the most abused ...I agree. Constructivism is one of the most abused methodologies in education. What honks me off is that eduwackjobs have abused the term "data analysis" to the point that it is justifiably starting to become a pejorative.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33353812.post-1159201230007148152006-09-25T12:20:00.000-04:002006-09-25T12:20:00.000-04:00The term constructivism has a justly deserved bad ...The term constructivism has a justly deserved bad name and reputation. I prefer the term inductive learning to label what you're describing. Inductive learning is merely the ability to discriminate between two or more examples, recognizing similarities and differences, in order to draw conclusions. A necessary pre-condition to inductive learning is the student's relevant background knowledge, otherwise the student is baing ask to discriminate between gibberish. This is the folly of constructivism.<BR/><BR/>In contrast, inductive learning is a very effective teaching method for teaching early reading.KDeRosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06853211164976890091noreply@blogger.com