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Constructivist learning: understanding and experience in IT tertiary education
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posted on 2013-01-01, 00:00 authored by Shang GaoShang Gao, Jo Coldwell-NeilsonJo Coldwell-Neilson, Andrzej GoscinskiAndrzej GoscinskiThis paper firstly introduces the concept of constructivist learning which advocates that students actively construct knowledge themselves with teachers’ assistance. Based on the six important elements of constructivist learning and teaching planning approach, detailed examples of designing the six constructivist elements of situation, groupings, bridge, questions, exhibit, and reflections for two units offered at school of Information Technology, Deakin University are provided. A conclusion emphasizing the learners' difference to be paid attention to while educators designing curriculum on CloudDeakin platform is made at the end of this paper.
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Journal of curriculum and teachingVolume
2Issue
2Pagination
140 - 146Publisher
Sciedu PressLocation
Toronto, Ont.Publisher DOI
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1927-2685eISSN
1927-2677Language
engPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal; C Journal articleCopyright notice
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