Constructivism

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Christy Tucker on 2007-06-19

Numerous links about constructivism. Authors are usually given, but not much more information about each individual link.
David Hilton on 2009-06-13

Constructivism is a prime example of the dangers of deductive reasoning. Instead of starting with evidence from observed reality which the scientific method dictates (inductive reasoning) constructivism starts with theories and then makes the evidence fit the theory or else dismisses it and rationalises it away. It's the same type of thinking that has gotten all ideologues into trouble throughout history, whether it's the Spanish Inquisition, the Nazis, the hippies or the recent Wall Street bankers who drove our economy off a cliff. Any true system of thought must start with the real world as its beginning, or else it's just a bunch of people making stuff up and then defending it despite all evidence to the contrary until the weight of truth destroys them and usually the institutions they've taken over.
Paul Kemp on 2010-10-30

David, I appreciate your comments. I am a graduate student in a Distance Education program with University of Maryland University College (UMUC). I am writing a paper about constructivism applied to distance education. What other theories are based on more inductive theories?

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