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Constructivist Metaphors of Learning Science.
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Ogborn, Jon – Science and Education, 1997
Discusses and criticizes a number of constructivist positions in education that are based on distinctions between the metaphors of "finding" versus "making" for the obtaining of new knowledge. Discusses what is of value in constructivism and what is ill-founded baggage. Contains 25 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Structures, Constructivism (Learning), Educational Strategies