Against Realist Instruction: Superficial Success Masking Catastrophic Failure and an Alternative / Dykstra, Dewey I. Jr.

In: Constructivist Foundations. - Roč. 1, č. 1, s. 49-60. - 2005

In Radical Constructivism (RC) (Glasersfeld 1991) we judge our understanding by what can be accomplished using that understand- ing. Realists do not understand the notion that RC is not about “truth,” but about fit to experience. In this article, we look at evidence in educational settings. While the evidence will be mostly from physics education, what is being described is not unique to the results of physics instruction. Education as we know it today is based in realism. How do the results of this education as we know it compare with results of education based in RC?

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