TY - BOOK AU - Fosnot,Catherine Twomey TI - Constructivism: theory, perspectives, and practice SN - 0807745707 (pbk. : alk. paper) AV - LB 1590.3 C758 2005 U1 - 370.152 PY - 2005/// CY - New York PB - Teachers College Press KW - Primera Jornada de Catalogacion KW - Constructivismo (Educación) KW - Constructivism (Education) N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction : aspects of constructivism / Ernst von Glasersfeld -- Constructivism : a psychological theory of learning / Catherine Twomey Fosnot and Randall Stewart Perry -- Where is the mind? : a coordination of sociocultural and cognitive constructivist perspectives / Paul Cobb -- Constructivist perspective on teaching and learning science / Candace Julyan and Eleanor Duckworth -- Constructivist perspective on teaching and learning mathematics / Deborah Schifter -- Constructivist perspective on teaching and learning in the language arts / June S. Gould -- Constructivist perspective on teaching and learning in the arts / Maxine Greene -- Constructivist perspective on the role of the sociomoral atmosphere in promoting children's development / Rheta DeVries and Betty Zan -- Constructivist perspective from the emerging field of disability studies / D. Kim Reid and Jan Weatherly Valle -- "Mathematics" or "mathematizing"? / Catherine Twomey Fosnot and Maarten Dolk -- First-year teacher implements a literature-based/whole-language program in a fourth-fifth grade / Susan Cowey -- Project approach in Reggio Emilia / George Forman -- Teaching introductory physics to college students / Dewey I. Dykstra, Jr. -- Being there : middle school students as coconstructors of a classroom senate / Catherine A. Franklin -- Teachers construct constructivism : the center for constructivist teaching/teacher preparation project ; Epilogue, Constructivism revisited : implications and reflections / Catherine Twomey Fosnot N2 - This enduring bestseller remains the most comprehensive examination of constructivism and its relationship to teaching and learning. Closing the gap between theory and practice, well-known scholars make constructivism accessible by showing its application in everyday classrooms. Building on the success of the first edition, the authors have completely updated this popular text and expanded its scope to include examples of constructivist teaching across all grade levels and disciplines. An ambitious revision of a now classic text, Constructivism: Theory, Perspectives, and Practice, Second Edition is an invaluable resource for practicing teachers, teacher educators, and curriculum specialists in mathematics, science, social studies, and language arts ER -