The constructivist psychologies theorize about and investigate how human beings create systems for meaningfully understanding their worlds and experiences. I refer to these “constructivisms” using the plural because there are many varieties of constructivism (Neimeyer & Raskin, 2001) and they have been described in various constellations (Botella, 1995; Chiari & Nuzzo, 1996a, 1996b; Lyddon, 199...

The value of individual employability can be enhanced through the provision quality aspects Education. Therefore, development constructivism learning models is one main drivers to attributes students' high-level thinking skills. focus this study and present ideas improve skills building elements model in accounting It concluded that Constructivism Learning Model as Attributors High-Level Thinki...

given the significance of relativism in molding our worldview and uncovering the nature of truth, this study using the newly-developed concept of emotioncy, attempted to introduce sensory relativism as a new perspective based on which senses can relativize our understanding of the world. to espouse the theory, 24 individuals were interviewed on their experiences of phlebotomy. the results were ...

Aim of this paper is to search and find ways and methods of constructivism teaching and learning ideas inteaching the architectural design studio. The objective is to extract all the positive things constructivism has to offer the architectural design studio for efficient teaching and effective learning. Although there are similarities in the curricula of training architects all over the world,...

This paper attempts to discuss how qualitative (intensive) and quantitative (extensive) research strategies differ by contrasting epistemological and ontological aspects and how these beliefs and views fit with their different intellectual goals. Firstly, this paper discusses the importance of understanding philosophy in social science research and its relation to qualitative (intensive) and qu...

In this journal, Loyens and Gijbels (2008) recently edited an interesting and inspiring special issue on the effects of constructivist learning environments. In this commentary, I do not want to evaluate the specific strengths and shortcomings of the single contributions or of the special issue as a whole. Rikers et al. (2008) have already provided such a balanced evaluation of the special issu...

The new stage 6 science syllabuses draw on constructivism, a pedagogy based on educational research relating to teaching and learning. Teachers will need to employ appropriate strategies and use new resources to deliver the material effectively. UniServe Science has identified a number of useful alternate teaching strategies and associated resources. The following examples illustrate the applic...

This paper discusses a qualitative participatory action research study, which examined the nature of the cohort learning experience in an online master’s program, from both faculty and student perspectives. After describing this online master’s program in adult education designed from a social constructivist theoretical frame, this paper discusses two primary areas of findings related to cohort...