TeachThought

JUNE 10, 2024

The Difference Between Constructivism And Constructionism by Terry Heick While working on the learning theory visual overview , I realized I couldn’t clearly explain the difference between constructivism and constructionism. So I did a little research and initially didn’t find much to ease my confusion.

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Artifacts Project-Based Learning Psychology Interactive Learning 328

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Take AP Psychology. But rather than encouraging us to engage with psychology’s intellectual premises, the class requires us to memorize roughly 400 terms. Thus, it is no surprise that GPT-4 clocks high scores on the bar exam, SAT and multiple AP exams, including a 5 (the highest possible score) on AP Psychology.

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Project-Based Learning Psychology Critical Thinking High School 145

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

But a fascinating review of the scientific research on how to teach critical thinking concludes that teaching generic critical thinking skills, such as logical reasoning, might be a big waste of time. Related: A study finds promise in project-based learning for young low-income children.

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Critical Thinking Research Teaching Education 112

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Future of Learning. Mississippi Learning. researchers collected all the studies they could find on peer interaction, in which children are either discussing or collaborating on an assignment together in small groups of two, three or four students. The study, “ How effective is peer interaction in facilitating learning?

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Project-Based Learning Psychology Research Tradition 145

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 16, 2021

The school has been held up as a national model by researchers at MIT and the University of Virginia, which is studying how to better align middle school with the developmental needs of adolescents. Over the last 20 years, scientists have learned a lot about how the adolescent brain works and what motivates middle schoolers.

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Middle School Elementary School Psychology Junior High 142

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 4, 2024

But researchers set up a review class to test a theory about the best way to study for a test. Students improved by about the same amount – 12 percent – whether they learned through explicit instruction or error review. Learning through errors was twice as powerful based on instructional time. “You

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Tradition Middle School Project-Based Learning Psychology 143

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Play can be seen as a spectrum, ranging from direct, teacher-led instruction on one end, to free play on the other, said Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, a professor of psychology at Temple University and senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. The schools prioritize project-based learning and play.

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Charter School Psychology Project-Based Learning Public School 121