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| A category used to group similar objects, events, ideas, or people |
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| The best or most common representation of a certain category or class, often culturally based |
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| Invalid concepts that students construct using their experiences, expectations, beliefs, and emotions |
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| When using what was learned in the past facilitates learning something new or solving a new problem |
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| When using what was learned in the past hinders new learning or problem-solving |
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| Individual Constructivism |
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| A type of constructivism that focuses on how individuals construct knowledge in their minds |
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| Finding a solution to a problem or an explanation for a phenomenon rather than simply memorizing rules and explanations |
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| A type of constructivism where learners share individual perspectives with others to construct understandings together |
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| A method in which students not only co-construct knowledge but also work together in the design of their learning environment and curriculum |
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| Curriculum that revisits the same topic with added complexity |
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