Historically, the study of cognition has focused mainly on adults. With the arrival of constructivist theoreticians such as Jean Piaget, cognitive developmental theory became more visible in ...

In this pioneering text, a constructivist approach guides users in learning how to teach in a constructivist manner. The book is based on the belief that it s more important for children to learn how ...

Richard Willis, visiting professor at the University of South Wales, reviews a book which outlines how early years educators can help support young children's STEM learning ...

While non-directive theories sound appealing and appeal to any freedom-loving mind, observations and evidence accumulated over 50 years show that non-directive methods of teaching and learning do not ...

Guest post by John Thompson. The cover story in the American Educator “Putting Students on the Path to Learning,” by Richard Clark, Paul Kirschner, and John Swelter should prompt a dialogue between ...

In a recent blog post, Kyle Pearce (@mathletepearce) raised the question “good at math or good at memorization?” Unlike most middle school math teachers, Kyle asks his students to wrestle with complex ...

THE IMPACT OF A MUSEUMBASED SCIENCE METHODS COURSE ON EARLY CHILDHOODELEMENTARY PRESERVICE TEACHERS SELFEFFICACY AND ABILITY TO DEVELOP CURRICULUM USING A ...

Studies in Art Education, Vol. 42, No. 1 (Autumn, 2000), pp. 67-82 (16 pages) This paper describes a case study in which 19 third grade children examined a series of images of Ndop statues and visual ...