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Portable Technologies: Science Learning in Context Softcover Repri Edition
Contributor(s): Tinker, Robert (Editor), Krajcik, Joseph (Editor)
ISBN: 0306466430     ISBN-13: 9780306466434
Publisher: Springer
OUR PRICE:   $52.24  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: November 2001
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Annotation: Education has traditionally studied the world by bringing it into the classroom. This can result in situated learning that appears to students to have no relevance outside the classroom. Students acquire inert, decontextualized knowledge that they cannot apply to real problems. The obvious solution to this shortcoming is to reverse the situation and bring the classroom to the phenomena: to learn in a rich, real-world context. The problem with the real world is that it is complex and filled with interactions that are hard to sort out. The editors and authors believe that the right tools might help students with this sorting process and result in learning in rich contexts. This book is an account of a series of experiments designed to explore the validity of this insight.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - Science & Technology
- Education | Computers & Technology
- Science | Study & Teaching
Dewey: 507.127
LCCN: 2001041354
Series: Innovations in Science Education and Technology
Physical Information: 0.59" H x 6.14" W x 9.06" (0.70 lbs) 198 pages