Constructivism and the Design of Learning Environments: Context and Authentic Activities for Learning
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Constructivism and the Design of Learning Environments: Context and Authentic Activities for Learning
Abstract/Description
Apprenticeship is one of the earliest forms of learning by doing, where a student learns a task, such as weaving, masonry, or even thinking under the tutelage of an expert. Skill and knowledge development in apprenticeship can cross several disciplines, but is always set in the context of the authentic activity of solving the larger task at hand. A skill like masonry, therefore, may require knowledge of some aspects of geology, geometry, basic mathematics, structural engineering, etc. Similarly, the development of logical thought by Plato’s students was always set in the context of the larger philosophical debate and in developing rhetorical skills. Thus the larger task, the construction task, provides an organizing and unifying role and a purpose for learning.
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Date
In publication
Series
Pages
87-108
Publisher
Springer
Resource type
Research/Scholarly Media
Resource status/form
Published Text
Scholarship genre
Theoretical
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Open access/full-text available
No
Peer reviewed
No
ISBN
978-3-642-78069-1
Citation
Honebein, P. C., Duffy, T. M., & Fishman, B. J. (1993). Constructivism and the Design of Learning Environments: Context and Authentic Activities for Learning. In T. M. Duffy, J. Lowyck, D. H. Jonassen, & T. M. Welsh (Eds.), Designing Environments for Constructive Learning (pp. 87–108). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-78069-1_5
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