Individuality in complex systems: A constructionist approach

A Constructionist Approach to

A Constructionist Approach to Grammar Inference

Models based on Chomskyan grammar are not as pervasive in certain NLP applications as might be expected from their status in linguistics, comparing to, e.g., statistical n-gram models or vector space models. In contrast, here grammar inference is approached from the viewpoint of constructionist theories of language, which avoid the separation of morphology, syntax, semantics and pragmatics. We ...

Learning Concurrent Programming: A Constructionist Approach

We present a software environment in which students learn concurrency by programming the behaviour of a set of interacting agents. The language defined puts together the turtle primitives of the Logo language, the classic sequential imperative language constructs and the concurrent ones. It is possible to program a dynamic world in which independent agents interact with one another through the ...

User Interface Design Pedagogy: A Constructionist Approach

A major limitation in traditional class lectures that use textbooks, handouts, transparencies and assignments is that students often are unable to “experience” user interface design. This limitation can be overcome by using the constructionist approach, which allows students to experience user interface design by letting them “do” or “construct” so that they can understand and remember. This pa...

User Interface Design Pedagogy: A Constructionist Approach

A major limitation in traditional class lectures that use textbooks, handouts, transparencies and assignments is that students often are unable to “experience” user interface design. This limitation can be overcome by using the constructionist approach, which allows students to experience user interface design by letting them “do” or “construct” so that they can understand and remember. This pa...