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9.Constructivism: Legitimate peripheral participation and scaffolding |
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◆Jasper Project◆A series of "the Adventure of Jasper Woodbury" draws much attention as an application of constructivism theory to mathematics education in elementary schools. It drew most attention in 1990s, as did "the Voyage of the Mimi" in the 1980s. In 1995, I examined the project closely to prepare a paper, which was published in Educational Media Research, a journal of the Japan Association for Educational Media Study. I would like you to read the paper and review how various approaches of constructivism, which we have surveyed here, are reflected or not reflected in the project.. At the end of the paper, there is a passage, "Contextual reality and classroom learning," in which I made a comment on this project. Read from the beginning to understand the project. The content of the material can be figured out by looking at the photos and other information posted on the sites shown as reference. Suzuki, K. (1995) "Anchoring Classroom Instruction to a Realistic Context--The Jasper Project as an Example." Educational Media Research 2(1) pp.13-27, translated into English.  Links for reference
Development: There have recently been more and more projects which call for participation in a cooperative work with experts on the Internet. Globe Project and World Watcher Project are among these projects (Miyake, Shirouzu, 2003, Chapter 11; Imai, Nojima, 2003, Chapter 9). Suppose that these projects offer a learning community on the Web, and "legitimate peripheral participation" is pursued there. What can you see in such projects? Links for reference
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