Constructivism Today: Constructivist Approaches in Education

<span>This article presents an analysis of constructivism and constructivist approaches in education, and establishes a system of spatial coordinates in which different approaches are located, so as to place them then, on an established continuum based on the mechanisms and on the inter-me...

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Main Authors: José Manuel Serrano, Rosa María Pons Parra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Autónoma de Baja California 2011-05-01
Series:Revista Electrónica de Investigación Educativa
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Online Access:http://redie.uabc.mx/redie/article/view/268
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Summary:<span>This article presents an analysis of constructivism and constructivist approaches in education, and establishes a system of spatial coordinates in which different approaches are located, so as to place them then, on an established continuum based on the mechanisms and on the inter-mental and intra-mental components in play in the process of knowledge construction. After a brief discussion of these approaches and theories, we analyze the general structure underlying them all and locating a possible constructivist approach in the area of competencies. This is done by means of a constructivist analysis of teaching and learning processes, based on the concept that this idea engenders the project <em>Definition and Selection of Competencies</em>. We conclude with a possible work agenda offered by constructivism as the next challenge.</span>
ISSN:1607-4041