University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Constructivism and Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Constructivism and Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education

Taught in English

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals

David E. Brown

Instructor: David E. Brown

4.8

(42 reviews)

10 hours to complete
3 weeks at 3 hours a week
Flexible schedule
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There are 5 modules in this course

You will become familiar with the course, your classmates, and our learning environment. The orientation will also help you obtain the technical skills required for the course.

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1 video4 readings1 quiz1 discussion prompt

This module introduces constructivism and looks at some implicit assumptions that are questioned by a constructivist perspective on learning.

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3 videos1 reading1 peer review1 discussion prompt

Constructivism has a strong focus on students’ ideas. This module looks at a number of examples of student ideas and explores the nature of these ideas.

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5 videos1 reading1 peer review1 discussion prompt

This module looks at a number of examples of constructivist learning environments and explores important aspects of these learning environments.

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5 videos1 reading1 peer review1 discussion prompt

This module explores some critical challenges in implementing constructivist learning environments and looks at resources for facing these challenges

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3 videos1 reading1 peer review1 discussion prompt

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4.9 (13 ratings)
David E. Brown
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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