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IB uses Constructivism which you can find here: http://www.ibo.org/ibaem/conferences/documents/ValuespaperRMarshman.pdf
You can read about how Constructivism puts a student at a DISADVANTAGE here:
http://www.cogtech.usc.edu/publications/kirschner_Sweller_Clark.pdf
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090326114415.htm
http://educationnext.org/eighth-grade-students-learn-more-through-direct-instruction/
http://www.jefflindsay.com/EducData.shtml
http://educationnext.org/harvard-study-shows-that-lecture-style-presentations-lead-to-higher-student-achievement/
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LikeDislikeIf anyone is not clear on what Constructivism is, please check the “Learn the Lingo” link on the right.
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LikeDislikeAll I know after being in college myself, is that without prior exposure to facts and solid knowledge of a subject, how can someone pull from what they know when put through ‘inquiry based learning’ techniques? Aren’t the kids supposed to pull from previous teaching that has formed a base for them. What do you pull from without a base?
I would be so confused if facts were thrown at me all day and I was never given direct instruction on which to remember and recall.
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