ABSTRACT

First Published in 1999. This book arose from a growing awareness of student teachers' need for an easy, informative and inspiring book about the constructivist approach. On hearing that label, students tend to react either with, 'Isn't that marvellous - the answer to all my problems', or 'Sounds fine in theory, but I couldn't do it'. Both are wrong. This book may help to get the balance right.

part I|38 pages

General Theory

chapter 1|4 pages

Constructivist Learning

chapter 2|8 pages

Children's Alternative Ideas

chapter 3|12 pages

Constructivist Teaching

chapter 4|4 pages

Motivation

chapter 5|8 pages

Working Within a National Curriculum

part II|43 pages

Specific Subject Studies

chapter 6|15 pages

Primary Science

chapter 7|6 pages

Language

chapter 8|7 pages

History

chapter 9|8 pages

Mathematics

part III|12 pages

A Philosophical Overview

chapter 11|10 pages

Probing Deeper