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Constructing Scientific Knowledge in the Classroom
Abstract
The view that knowledge cannot be transmitted but must be constructed by the mental activity of learners underpins contemporary perspectives on science education. This article, which presents a theoretical perspective on teaching and learning science in the social setting of classrooms, is informed by a view of scientific knowledge as socially constructed and by a perspective on the learning of science as knowledge construction involving both...
Paper Details
Title
Constructing Scientific Knowledge in the Classroom
Published Date
Oct 1, 1994
Journal
Volume
23
Issue
7
Pages
5 - 12
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