Bricolage and Student Learning

This practice report discusses the term “bricolage” and its relationship to student learning. The positive and negative perceptions of teachers and students as “bricoleurs” (those who practice bricolage) are discussed. An exploratory study that examines the application of bricolage in the classroom...

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Main Author: Bethany Blankenship
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Queensland University of Technology 2020-01-01
Series:Student Success
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Online Access:https://studentsuccessjournal.org/article/view/1442
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spelling doaj-bd88eb55bb324e39bbf5e310242bcd942020-11-25T04:03:16ZengQueensland University of TechnologyStudent Success2205-07952020-01-0111212212610.5204/ssj.v11i3.14421442Bricolage and Student LearningBethany Blankenship0University of Montana WesternThis practice report discusses the term “bricolage” and its relationship to student learning. The positive and negative perceptions of teachers and students as “bricoleurs” (those who practice bricolage) are discussed. An exploratory study that examines the application of bricolage in the classroom is discussed. In two different settings, the effects of bricolage instruction are shown to increase creativity and learning as student negotiate with various materials and ideas to construct new meanings.https://studentsuccessjournal.org/article/view/1442bricolagestudent learningcreativityknowledge construction
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description This practice report discusses the term “bricolage” and its relationship to student learning. The positive and negative perceptions of teachers and students as “bricoleurs” (those who practice bricolage) are discussed. An exploratory study that examines the application of bricolage in the classroom is discussed. In two different settings, the effects of bricolage instruction are shown to increase creativity and learning as student negotiate with various materials and ideas to construct new meanings.
topic bricolage
student learning
creativity
knowledge construction
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