Categories: All - flexibility - education - constructivism - perspectives

by Keri Valentine 12 years ago

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Design Problem

Understanding how young learners process information is crucial, especially in the context of middle school education. Various educational theories suggest that incorporating media can broaden perspectives, though it doesn'

Design Problem

Design Problem

Context

Young Learners

Unknown when CFT is applied in middle school learning environments

Cognitive Flexibility Theory

ID for complex concepts, ill-structured domains
Values multiple perspectives
Addresses transfer problem

Influx of Media

Can help open perspective
Not always "open"

Mathematics Education

Sees technology as "software"
Knowledge "out there"
Viewed as hieracrchical
Taught abstractly

Constructivism

Needs Authentic, real-world context
Metatheory about how learning happens