Constructivism and Science Education: A Further Appraisal |
| |
| Authors: | Michael R Matthews |
| |
| Institution: | (1) School of Education, University of New South Wales, Sydney, 2052, Australia |
| |
| Abstract: | 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. |
| |
| Keywords: | constructivism epistemology Thomas Kuhn |
| 本文献已被 SpringerLink 等数据库收录！ |
|
