Constructionism: A New Opportunity for Elementary Science Education

“建构主义”这个词是对理论体系两个方面的一种记忆。 科学教育是这个项目的基础。 从建构主义理论 在心理学中，我们把学习看作是一种重建，而不是 作为知识的传播。 然后我们把操纵的概念 材料的想法，学习是最有效的，当一部分， 学习者体验的活动是构建一个有意义的产品。 具体而言，将开发一套新的学习材料 小学里的科学 这些材料采用了一种新的切割方法 科学，组织许多传统概念的标题下， 运动科学、信息科学和色彩科学。 这些材料的设计将更好地利用 计算机的存在，现在在学校变得普遍。 新材料的设计特别注重 学习科学的情感、文化和与性别有关的方面。 这些材料将在波士顿市中心的一所公立学校开发 并在几所相关学校的一些测试点进行了评估， 向学校传播，涵盖社会、经济和文化的各个方面， 美国教育中的文化差异。

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.