ARTIFACTS , VISUAL MODELING AND CONSTRUCTIONISM: TO LOOK MORE CLOSELY,
TO WATCH WHAT HAPPENS
ARTIFACTS , VISUAL MODELING AND CONSTRUCTIONISM: TO LOOK MORE CLOSELY,
TO WATCH WHAT HAPPENS
Author(s): James E. ClaysonSubject(s): Education, Psychology, Visual Arts, Aesthetics, Evaluation research, ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Published by: Vilniaus Universiteto Leidykla
Keywords: constructionism; visual modeling; transformational objects; artifacts; drawing; narrative psychology;
Summary/Abstract: Constructionists operationalize a powerful notion they share with constructivists: individual learning is facilitated by building models of specific ideas, concepts, methods, objects, environments, feelings, dreams, memories and sounds using the learner’s current stock of knowledge. Constructionists do this by building models or artifacts that can be externally manipulated, interrogated by their builder, and verbally shared with others. Constructionists believe that new knowledge is created during these discussions. Constructionism is rich with heuristic methods for both finding and constructing artifacts and for discussing these artifacts privately and publicly. Constructionists argue that both constructing and discussing are necessary for deep sense-making.
Journal: Problemos
- Issue Year: 2018
- Issue No: Suppl.
- Page Range: 8-23
- Page Count: 16
- Language: English