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	Mathematical constructivism - LearnThis.Info Enclyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Constructivist mathematics uses constructivist logic, which closely identifies truth with proof.
		In classical real analysis, one way to construct a real number is as a pair of Cauchy sequences of the rational numbers.
		This definition corresponds to the classical definition using Cauchy sequences, except for the requirement that the sequences are constructive: that is, we have an algorithm for computing the th element in the sequence and hence an algorithm for computing an arbitrarily accurate rational approximation to.
	encyclopedia.learnthis.info /m/ma/mathematical_constructivism.html (516 words)

	Constructivism (mathematics) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In the philosophy of mathematics, constructivism asserts that it is necessary to find (or "construct") a mathematical object to prove that it exists.
		Constructivist mathematics uses constructivist logic, which is essentially a removal of the law of the excluded middle from classical logic.
		In classical real analysis, one way to define a real number is as a Cauchy sequence of rational numbers.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mathematical_constructivism (973 words)

	Constructivist analysis -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In (A science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement) mathematics, constructive analysis is (Click link for more info and facts about mathematical analysis) mathematical analysis done according to the principles of (Click link for more info and facts about constructivist mathematics) constructivist mathematics.
		This contrasts with classical analysis, which (in this context) simply means analysis done according to the (ordinary) principles of (Click link for more info and facts about classical mathematics) classical mathematics.
		Generally speaking, constructive analysis can reproduce theorems of classical analysis, but only in application to (Click link for more info and facts about separable space) separable spaces; also, some theorems may need to be approached by (The act of bringing near or bringing together especially the cut edges of tissue) approximations.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/co/constructivist_analysis.htm (717 words)

	Brutal Optimism: Meaningless Postmodern Essay (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Debord's analysis of constructivist discourse states that the Constitution is intrinsically unattainable.
		Lyotard's analysis of constructivist discourse states that reality is a product of communication, given that the neosemiotic paradigm of consensus is invalid.
		Parry, I. (1972) The Dialectic of Expression: Constructivist discourse and the cultural paradigm of expression.
	brutal.maram.nu /archives/000029.html (1595 words)

	Online Social Interchange, Discord, and Knowledge Construction
		Analysis of the transcripts revealed that most of the online interactions during the forum were at the lower phases of the interaction analysis model.
		Constructivist learning theories are becoming widely accepted in all fields of education, including the application of technology to teaching and learning.
		Analysis of the data showed that the respondents were in two major age groups: those over 45 and those under 30.
	cade.athabascau.ca /vol13.1/kanuka.html (6029 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Constructivist analysis of the learner identifies the skill, not the deficiencies, of the learner.
		Constructivist evaluation is based on the learners’ ability to develop judgments and their ability to defend those judgments.
		Constructivist learning is based on and intended for application in the real world By providing opportunities for multiple viewpoints constructivist educators hope to generate discussions that lead learners to consider alternate viewpoints without losing respect for those presenting those viewpoints.
	www.siue.edu /~annicho/IT500/Journal03.doc (479 words)

	Chanelle's Site : Constructivist Analysis
		Constructivists believe that students learn through their eight multiple intelligences (musical, mathematical, linguistic, spatial, bodily-kinesthetic, interpersonal, intrapersonal and naturalistic) and therefore, hold strong to the belief that some students are simply not good test-takers and just because a student fails a test does not mean that they did not understand the material.
		Rather than administer standardized tests, a constructivist teacher would assess their students' comprehension through other means such as presentations, projects, experiments, etc. Another major difference is the role of a teacher in a constructivist classroom compared to that of a traditional teacher.
		Constructivists try hard to relate what is going on in their classroom, to what is going on out in the real world and more importantly, in the students' environment.
	edfolio.fdu.edu /LacrossC/ConstructivistAnalysis (843 words)

	The Postmodernism Generator: Communications From Elsewhere
		Derrida's analysis of postcultural Marxism suggests that the raison d'etre of the observer is significant form, given that the premise of subpatriarchialist feminism is invalid.
		Therefore, the primary theme of Pickett's[9] analysis of Marxist class is the role of the writer as artist.
		It could be said that Lacan's analysis of constructivist postdialectic theory holds that the media is capable of truth.
	www.elsewhere.org /cgi-bin/postmodern/1122053898 (1663 words)

	An Analysis of Constructivist Practices in the (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		This proposal is designed to present the rationale and structure of a study to analyze the effects constructivist and objectivist behaviors and activities by teachers on their students’ mastery of the basic concepts of Algebra.
		The one important distinction between the objectivist theories and those of the constructivist is the role of the teacher.
		This proposal is designed to develop a comparative study to examine the correlation between the degree of constructivist teaching behaviors and curriculum delivery methodology in the secondary mathematics classroom and student performance.
	lsnhs.leesummit.k12.mo.us /wbrunz/m1/Q540reserarchislt_files/Resprop.htm (6477 words)

	ACJ Article: Retrospective on Behavioral Approaches (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		A functional analysis is an empirical investigation that focuses on historical antecedent and consequential events and their cumulative effects on a person's current behavior; the method shares important properties with other historical-analytical investigations.
		A functional analysis becomes an experimental analysis when the investigative method includes the systematic manipulation of antecedent, behavior, or consequential events for the purposes of determining their effects on one or both of the other two classes of events.
		Accordingly, a functional analysis looks for (1) antecedent events that--for historical reasons--set the occasion for a particular kind of talk, (2) the topography of that talk, and (3) the consequences experienced by the speaker and their effects on that speaker's future talk.
	acjournal.org /holdings/vol5/iss3/articles/owen.htm (6021 words)

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		The concept of "technological frame" forms a hinge in the analysis of socio-technical ensembles: it sets the way in which technology influences interaction and thus shapes specific cultures, but it also explains how a new technology is constructed by a combination of enabling and constraining interactions within relevant social groups in a specific way.
		A constructivist conception of technology encompasses both the pluralist and direct participation models, since the core of the constructivist approach is the active social shaping of technology.
		Similarly is the constructivist's recognition of the importance of many relevant social groups a mirror-image of the strong democracy emphasis on community participation by more than the standard elitist political groups.
	www.angelfire.com /la/esst/bijker.html (4226 words)

	Society for Philosophy and Technology - Volume 2, numbers 3-4
		Social constructivist approaches in technology studies have recently gained the attention of philosophers of technology, as is shown by a number of publications (e.g., Mitcham, 1995; Feenberg and Hannay, 1995; Winner, 1991, 1994; Feenberg, 1992, 1995).
		The greatest worth of social constructivist technology studies for the philosophy of technology lies in their detailed empirical analyses of the way in which technological development is a contingent, heterogeneous process involving interpretation and social negotiation, and the way in which the resulting technology is socially shaped.
		If political analysis is desired, it seems more attractive for authors of social constructivist studies to study powerful and less privileged groups asymmetrically, siding with the less privileged group in their analyses (Martin, 1993; Scott, Richards and Martin, 1990).
	scholar.lib.vt.edu /ejournals/SPT/v2_n3n4html/brey.html (7415 words)

	Kosovo and the Rules of Collective Security (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		While all constructivists adhere to a social ontology in some form, not every constructivist emphasizes the fundamental role of language in the construction of the intersubjective rules that constitute world politics.
		A rule-oriented constructivist approach to world politics, then, suggests that the war in Kosovo is a set of speech acts performed by the United States and its allies in an attempt to institutionalize certain collective security rules into the social structure of world politics.
		Constructivists who take the linguistic turn are thus in the interpretive tradition, analyzing the intersubjective context that constitutes and makes action possible and meaningful.
	www.isanet.org /noarchive/frederking.html (6936 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		For instance, the sociological constructivist tradition is congenial to the current emphases in social history on 'histoire des mentalités', on class cultures, and on the interplay between working-class culture and the machinery of social control.
		In such a broader frame of reference, a cross-national analysis has remarked that the medicalization of alcohol problems in the postwar period "may be seen as a kind of cultural alibi for the normalization of drinking and the relaxation of controls" on drinking.
		Thus the "hologeistic" tradition of cross-cultural quantitative analysis of ethnographic data, with cultures as the unit of analysis, became stymied by the fact that a large number of contradictory hypothesis could all be supported by focusing on different variables drawn from essentially the same data-set.
	www.bks.no /quagmire.htm (7342 words)

	Social constructivist analysis of a patient medication record experiment (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Social constructivist analysis of a patient medication record experiment — why a good idea and good intentions are not enough
		Method — A secondary social constructivist analysis of data collected during and after a local experiment on the development and use of PMRs.
		Conclusion — The analysis supports an important social constructivist point, namely, that the outcome of a technological development is not given a priori; rather, it is driven by the interests of various social groups.
	www.pharmj.com /IJPP/Abstracts/200012/norgaard.html (317 words)

	Qualitative Analysis of Self-Narratives: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Our interest in the analysis of self-narratives derived from the realization that, despite this growing popularity of narrative approaches, few methods have been developed to read and interpret self-narratives systematically while, at the same time, allowing the interpreter to work with naturally produced self-identity texts (such as journals, diaries, letters, or autobiographies).
		The aim of a constructivist qualitative analysis of self-narratives is not to perform a stylistical, grammatical, or purely linguistic analysis, but to develop a highly formalized concept structure for reading self-narratives in search of a better understanding of their authors’ construction of their self-identities.
		Therefore, a constructivist approach to the analysis of self-narratives is closer to a hermeneutic paradigm than the traditional psychoanalytical practice of interpreting texts according to their supposedly "unconscious" symbolic meanings.
	www.infomed.es /constructivism/documsweb/workshop_seattle.html (2377 words)

	FQS 2(1) Gerald Cupchik: Constructivist Realism: An Ontology That Encompasses Positivist and Constructivist Approaches ...
		This analysis implies that the quantitative and qualitative methodologies associated with positivism and constructivism, respectively, are also incommensurable.
		A positivist scholar and his constructivist neighbour next door will be in full agreement regarding physical events which confront them both, such as the unexpected arrival of 20 cm of snow.
		Constructivists will be more interested in describing the coherent structure of a multilayered phenomenon; this strengthens the fabric of understanding.
	qualitative-research.net /fqs-texte/1-01/1-01cupchik-e.htm (5486 words)

	Designing Constructivist Computer Assisted Learning Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Finally, the contribution of constructivist theories of learning is discussed in section 5.4.1 and the use of the matrices proposed in Chapter 4 within the design process is discussed in section 5.4.2.
		For example, during the analysis and specification stage, empirical methods, such as interviews, surveys and observation of users, will be used to determine the requirements of the system which will be expressed in terms of user tasks.
		For example, as mentioned in section 5.2.1.4, the use of task analysis procedures to develop a prescriptive learning hierarchy, is inconsistent with constructivist ideas (although task analysis itself may nevertheless be a useful method of data gathering).
	farrer.riv.csu.edu.au /~dalgarno/publications/1998b/chapter5.html (14080 words)

	Business Fresh : Article 'Discourse analysis' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Discourse analysis is a general term for a number of approaches to analysing language use beyond the sentence or clause level.
		The concept of discourse analysis has been taken up in a variety of disciplines, including linguistics, anthropology, sociology, and social psychology, each of which is subject to its own assumptions and methodologies.
		Critical Discourse Analysis, which combines discourse analysis with critical theory (particularly that of the Frankfurt School and Michel Foucault, as well as literary, semiotic and psychoanalytic infludences from Julia Kristeva, Roland Barthes, and Jacques Lacan), to create a politically engaged form of linguistic discourse analysis.
	www.business-fresh.net /DisplayArticleFull207224.html (212 words)

	Mathematical constructivism Article, Mathematicalconstructivism Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In the philosophy of mathematics,constructivism asserts that it is necessary to find (or "construct") a mathematical object to prove that itexists.
		Constructivist mathematics uses constructivist logic,which closely identifies truth with proof.
		This definition corresponds to the classical definition using Cauchy sequences, except for the requirement that the sequencesare constructive: that is, we have an algorithm for computing the nth element in the sequenceand hence an algorithm for computing an arbitrarily accurate rational approximation to
	www.anoca.org /constructivist/mathematics/mathematical_constructivism.html (471 words)

	Approaches to the Study of Foreign Policy Derived from International Relations Theories (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		It is sometimes suggested that there is a huge gap between theories of international politics and theories of foreign policy such that any borrowing from theories of the former type in order to construct theories of the latter is deeply suspect (Waltz 1979, 1986).
		Of course, whether one of them is true or to what extent each of them is illuminating foreign policy behavior is another matter (and one that is beyond the scope of this chapter which will not be concerned with testing or otherwise evaluating the three theories that it presents and reconstructs).
		Constructivist analysis of German foreign policy would be hard pressed to predict, or to account for, what the appropriate course of action was in this situation.
	www.isanet.org /noarchive/rittberger.html (3610 words)

	Non-classical analysis - tScholars.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In mathematics, non-classical analysis is any system of analysis, other than classical real analysis, and complex, vector, tensor, etc., analysis based upon it.
		constructivist analysis (analysis built upon a foundation of constructivist, rather than classical, logic and set theory)
		paraconsistent analysis (analysis built upon a foundation of paraconsistent, rather than classical, logic and set theory)
	www.tscholars.com /encyclopedia/Non-classical_analysis (133 words)

	Constructivism (mathematics) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Implications of constructivism for teaching math to students with moderate to mild disabilities.
		When one assumes that an object does not exist, and derive a contradiction from that assumption, one still has not found it, and therefore not proved its existence, according to constructivists.
		When using a non-constructive definition, Cantor's diagonal argument proves that the reals have higher cardinality than the natural numbers.
	hallencyclopedia.com /Constructivism_(mathematics) (692 words)

	Using Activity Theory to Design Constructivist Online Learning Environments for Higher Order Thinking: A Retrospective ...
		A central assumption of a constructivist approach to instructional design is that knowledge is "a person's meanings constructed by interaction with one's environment," and that instruction entails "a learner drawing on tools and resources within a rich environment" (Wilson, 1995, p.
		Following is a brief analysis of the IAP as an activity system using the essential elements of the activity theory framework provided by Jonassen and Rohrer-Murphy (1999).
		In addition, analysis of the online transcript showed that as participants grew more experienced with the medium (over time) it was consistently used to not only work on IAP tasks, but to build a sense of community.
	www.cjlt.ca /content/vol29.3/cjlt29-3_art2.html (5378 words)

	Teaching and Learning IT
		Social constructivists believe that the shared cultural knowledge that is constructed through collaborative social discourse is 'as a whole larger than the sum of individual cognitions' and that it 'interacts with the individuals who are constructing it', however, radical constructivists would question the congruence of individuals' shared cultural knowledge (Fosnot, 1996, p24-27).
		From the constructivist perspective, the role of the teacher and the purpose of learning materials is to facilitate active learning, during which learners construct their own holistic knowledge and understandings, rather than design tightly specified, linear teaching programmes that impose given knowledge structures on the learner (Strommen and Lincoln, 1992).
		In contrast, constructivists believe that knowledge is 'inside'; that there are multiple individual representations of the world which are moderated through collaborative, social engagement; that teaching is providing authentic tasks, tools and contexts to facilitate each individual's process of conceptual construction; and that real learning is always at a deeper conceptual level than mere behaviour.
	www.hud.ac.uk /ITsec/roger%20professional/itped.htm (5922 words)

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