Pragmatic constructivism

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The psychology of learning Constructivism as a theory of perception , of knowledge and knowledge makes statements about the nature of knowledge acquisition . As a theory of knowledge and learning , it is therefore also discussed in many areas of education .

The Pragmatic constructivism tried the apparently contradictory terms design and instruction to set interrelated and goes to the philosophical direction of pragmatism back. For a discussion of the philosophical constructivism theories see: Constructivism (Philosophy) .

The founder of pragmatic constructivism in foreign language didactics is Klaus Müller .

The bear interactive constructivism of Kersten Reich has strong references to pragmatism. With him, however, these relationships are more theoretically worked out.

literature

  • Johanna Meixner, Klaus Müller (ed.): Constructivist school practice. Examples of teaching. Luchterhand, Neuwied 2001, ISBN 3-472-04417-9 .
  • L. Hickman, S. Neubert, K. Reich (Eds.): John Dewey. Between pragmatism and constructivism. Waxmann, Münster 2004, ISBN 3-8309-1406-7 .