Constructionism:  A New Opportunity for Elementary Science  Education
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The word constructionism is a mnemonic for two aspects of the theory os         science education underlying this project.  From constructivist theories        of psychology we take a view of learning as a reconstruction rather than        as a transmission of knowledge.  Then we extend the idea of manipulative        materials to the idea that learning is most effective when part of an           activity the learner experiences as constructing a meaningful product.                                                                                          Specifically a set of new materials will be developed for learning              science in elementary schools.  The materials use a new cut across              science, organizing many traditional concepts under the heading of              motion science, information science and color science.                                                                                                          The materials will be designed to make better use of the level of               computers presence that is now becoming common in schools.                                                                                                      The design of the new materials pays special attention to the role of           affective, cultural and gender-related facets of learning science.                                                                                              The materials will be developed in an inner city public school in Boston        and evaluated in a number of test sites at associated schools in several        states for dissemination to schools covering the full range of socio-           cultural variation in American education.
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