Building knowledge: constructivism in learning

John Abbott discusses the theory of constructivism in learning.

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[rugbyboy198127]

Sorry I'd forgotten our prior conversation - I can't access the article on your link - dying to do so - will have to access it via my uni etc - thanks again :)

[rugbyboy198127]

Obviously I'm not against scientific method... I just think it isn't the be all and end all - and in circumstances for which there is not yet an evidenced answer, I believe there are other approaches which shouldn't be discarded all together - I'm a huge fan of the latter French school of philosophy (ie not descartes etc) For example Gaston Bachleard's critique of the scientific method (critique in the proper sense of the word - examination of, not critical of etc) and epistemological breaks etc

[rugbyboy198127]

Thanks - excellent link - checking it out now :)

[debauraslumpy slump]

hehe Mr Malaprop 

[privatepile762]

Our inability to reliably predict economies is not a reflection of the impossibility of making such predictions. Rather, it is a reflection of an insufficient technology for understanding economics, particularly complex economics. To your point about objectivity: Science is the most (only) objective approach to understanding our surroundings. Postmodern nonsense (e.g., constructivism) is the driving force behind this unfalsifiable "theory." Google: A Fallacy in Constructivist Epistemology.

[Alicia Wilson]

great link thanks :)

[rugbyboy198127]

This kind of French philosophy is a kind of like the critique of pure reason (Kant's) it's also a critique of the modern scientific method - for example the Austrian school of economics would say that the scientific method when applied to economy is a fallacy - because human interaction is too complex to be modelled by science etc IE the apllication of maths to economy is merely a subjective analysis and not objective - they would say let the market run itself, don't try to engineer it etc etc?!

[rugbyboy198127]

I think you miss the point slightly - the whole point is that humans cannot be objective - only the illiterate who also cannot speak nor hear... everything is subject to the human condition - the way we experience/measure the world - it's a warning to science that it is a self-fulfilling paradigm - only able to build on what went before, the notion that WHY is more important than IS etc is a kind of fallacy - it's philosophy - look up Gaston Bachelard or Gettier - French philosophy engages this!

[privatepile762]

How do I teach a child with autism, Down syndrome, reading disability, behavior disorder, communication disorder, or intellectual disability using a constructivist approach?