using learning science to design effective courses /
Robert B. Innes.
Mahwah, N.J. :
L. Erlbaum Associates,
2004.
1 online resource (xv, 301 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 270-283) and indexes.
Preface; Introduction; 1 Overview of Constructivism; 2 John Dewey and the Foundations of Constructivism; 3 Psychological Constructivist Perspectives on Learning; 4 Course Development Case Study I; 5 Sociocultural Perspectives on Learning; 6 Transactional Constructivist Perspectives; 7 Open Dialogue, Disciplinary Discourse, and Diversity in the Learning Community; 8 "Understanding Organizations" Case Study II; 9 Developing a Transactional Constructivist Teaching Model; 10 Curriculum Reform in Higher Education; References; Appendix A; Appendix B; Author Index; Subject Index.
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This book is designed to introduce professors and administrators in higher education to the philosophical, theoretical, and research support for using a constructivist perspective on learning to guide the reconstruction of undergraduate education.