Constructionism: A New Opportunity for Elementary Science Education

建构主义：基础科学教育的新机遇

• 批准号: 8751190
• 负责人: Seymour Papert
• 金额: $ 150.61万
• 依托单位: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 1987
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1987-05-15 至 1990-10-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=8751190&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Constructionism; New; Opportunity; Elementary; Science

The word constructionism is a mnemonic for two aspects of the theory os science education underlying this project. From constructivist theories of psychology we take a view of learning as a reconstruction rather than as a transmission of knowledge. Then we extend the idea of manipulative materials to the idea that learning is most effective when part of an activity the learner experiences as constructing a meaningful product. Specifically a set of new materials will be developed for learning science in elementary schools. The materials use a new cut across science, organizing many traditional concepts under the heading of motion science, information science and color science. The materials will be designed to make better use of the level of computers presence that is now becoming common in schools. The design of the new materials pays special attention to the role of affective, cultural and gender-related facets of learning science. The materials will be developed in an inner city public school in Boston and evaluated in a number of test sites at associated schools in several states for dissemination to schools covering the full range of socio- cultural variation in American education.

建构主义一词是该项目所依据的科学教育理论的两个方面的助记符。 根据建构主义心理学理论，我们将学习视为知识的重建而不是传播。 然后，我们将操作性材料的理念扩展到这样的理念：当学习者体验到构建有意义的产品的活动的一部分时，学习是最有效的。 具体而言，将开发一套用于小学学习科学的新材料。 这些材料采用了新的科学交叉点，在运动科学、信息科学和色彩科学的标题下组织了许多传统概念。 这些材料的设计旨在更好地利用目前在学校中日益普及的计算机水平。 新材料的设计特别关注学习科学中情感、文化和性别相关方面的作用。 这些材料将在波士顿市中心的一所公立学校开发，并在几个州相关学校的多个测试点进行评估，以便分发到涵盖美国教育中各种社会文化差异的学校。