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Constructivism in computer science education

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ACM SIGCSE Bulletin, Volume 30, Issue 1

Pages 257 - 261

https://doi.org/10.1145/274790.274308

Published: 01 March 1998 Publication History

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Constructivism is a theory of learning which claims that students construct knowledge rather than merely receive and store knowledge transmitted by the teacher. Constructivism has been extremely influential in science and mathematics education, but not in computer science education (CSE). This paper surveys constructivism in the context of CSE, and shows how the theory can supply a theoretical basis for debating issues and evaluating proposals.

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1. Social and professional topics
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    1. Computing education
      1. Computing education programs
        Computer science education
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cover image ACM SIGCSE Bulletin

ACM SIGCSE Bulletin Volume 30, Issue 1

Mar. 1998

376 pages

ISSN:0097-8418

DOI:10.1145/274790

Chairmen:
John Lewis
Villanova Univ., Villanova, PA
,
Jane Prey
Univ. of Virginia
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Editors:
John Impagliazzo
Hofstra Univ., Hempstead
,
Daniel Joyce
Villanova Univ., Villanova, PA

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SIGCSE '98: Proceedings of the twenty-ninth SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
March 1998
396 pages
ISBN:0897919947
DOI:10.1145/273133
Chairmen:
John Lewis
Villanova Univ., Villanova, PA
,
Jane Prey
Univ. of Virginia
,
Editors:
Daniel Joyce
Villanova Univ., Villanova, PA
,
John Impagliazzo
Hofstra Univ., Hempstead, NY

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