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Knocking Down the Building Blocks of Learning: Constructivism and the Ventures Program.
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Lochhead, Jack – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 1992
Proposes that a constructivist approach to learning helps overcome the beliefs that (1) some people cannot learn mathematics; and (2) the truth of mathematical propositions is absolute and predetermined. Describes the Ventures Program in which urban high school students exposed to constructivist learning environments have increased their…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Constructivism (Learning), Demonstration Programs, Educational Quality