The Common Characteristics of Valuable Web Pages: Assignment 1

Subject: Constructivist Learning Theory

Search Engine: Yahoo 147354 sites returned

Effective

Institute for Inquiry

http://www.exploratorium.edu/IFI/resources/constructivist learning.html

Lots of informations and a complete overview of the philosophy of the constructivist approach to learning and curriculum development.

The Constructivist Theory

http://garnet.acns.fsu.edu/~prd9907/Constructivism.html

Much like the above site, lots of information presents in a more academic fashion.

Constructivism: From Philosophy to Practice

http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/~elmurphy/emurphy/cle.html

This is the best of the three and the most practical for teachers. It surveys a number of teaching and learning philosophies and connects them to the constructivist model.

Ineffective

Constructivist learning Theory

http://www.coe.uh.edu/~srmehall/theory/construct.html

Minimal amounts of information. No one would know much about constructivist theory after reading this page.

Untitled

http://www.uvm.edu/~sjc/are_lectures/card_06.html

The pages were not composed well. Hot buttons lead to nowhere. Little information.

Problem-based Learning

http://www.business1.com/IRI_SKY/pbl.htm

Nothing more than a sales pitch for the web page author’s book on problem-based learning.