Re: [IAEP] inquiry on constructionism advantages

2009-09-30 Thread Bastien
Edward Cherlin echer...@gmail.com writes: Ask about teaching children to work together, as with collaboration in Sugar, rather than individual achievement alone. How will the government test that? Ask about solving problems that may have no single right answer, and certainly don't have a

Re: [IAEP] inquiry on constructionism advantages

2009-09-30 Thread Bastien
I have added Caroline's and Maria's references to this page: http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Education_Team/Education_Bibliographies * Boaler, J. (2002). Experiencing School Mathematics : Traditional and Reform Approaches To Teaching and Their Impact on Student Learning, Revised and Expanded

Re: [IAEP] inquiry on constructionism advantages

2009-09-30 Thread Ian Thomson
: iaep-boun...@lists.sugarlabs.org [mailto:iaep-boun...@lists.sugarlabs.org] On Behalf Of Bastien Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 9:12 PM To: Edward Cherlin Cc: iaep; Yamandu Ploskonka Subject: Re: [IAEP] inquiry on constructionism advantages Edward Cherlin echer...@gmail.com writes: Ask about

Re: [IAEP] inquiry on constructionism advantages

2009-09-30 Thread Bill Kerr
On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 2:21 AM, Yamandu Ploskonka yamap...@gmail.comwrote: I have received an inquiry on implementing constructionism from a high official in the Bolivian government. Since my opinion may be biased :-), I request you help us with clear, simple and please objective answers

Re: [IAEP] inquiry on constructionism advantages

2009-09-30 Thread Bill Kerr
On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 2:21 AM, Yamandu Ploskonka yamap...@gmail.comwrote: I have received an inquiry on implementing constructionism from a high official in the Bolivian government. Since my opinion may be biased :-), I request you help us with clear, simple and please objective answers

Re: [IAEP] inquiry on constructionism advantages

2009-09-29 Thread Edward Cherlin
As long as governments ask the wrong questions, they cannot get useful answers. This is just like Egypt asking whether XOs can run Windows. Nicholas panicked, and got MS to put Windows on the XO. Walter Bender pointed out that you can convince any official of the merits of Free Software within ten

Re: [IAEP] inquiry on constructionism advantages

2009-09-29 Thread Maria Droujkova
You may want to use Jo Boaler's longitudinal study of two British poor neighborhood schools, one using procedural math and another project-based math. Kids in the project school did significantly better on standardized tests, and had higher-than-national passing rate (which is incredible given low

Re: [IAEP] inquiry on constructionism advantages

2009-09-28 Thread forster
I have received an inquiry on implementing constructionism from a high official in the Bolivian government. Since my opinion may be biased :-), I request you help us with clear, simple and please objective answers (no vapor-stuff), if at all possible Yamandu The short answer is probably

Re: [IAEP] inquiry on constructionism advantages

2009-09-28 Thread Caroline Meeks
Hi Yama, Try this reference it has actual data that supports constructivism Wenglinsky, H. (2005) Chp. 4 in Using Technology Wisely: the keys to success in schools, Columbia University Teachers College Press, NY, 60-77, *CP * * * * * On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 12:51 PM, Yamandu Ploskonka

Re: [IAEP] inquiry on constructionism advantages

2009-09-28 Thread Ian Thomson
...@lists.sugarlabs.org [mailto:iaep-boun...@lists.sugarlabs.org] On Behalf Of Yamandu Ploskonka Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 3:52 AM To: iaep Subject: [IAEP] inquiry on constructionism advantages I have received an inquiry on implementing constructionism from a high official in the Bolivian government. Since