Assessment of a Socio-constructivist Model for Teacher Training
Author(s) -
Luiz Antônio Jóia
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
education policy analysis archives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.727
H-Index - 46
ISSN - 1068-2341
DOI - 10.14507/epaa.v10n44.2002
Subject(s) - constructivist teaching methods , the internet , informatics , coherence (philosophical gambling strategy) , constructivism (international relations) , mathematics education , training (meteorology) , face (sociological concept) , descriptive statistics , psychology , computer science , medical education , knowledge management , pedagogy , teaching method , sociology , world wide web , medicine , social science , engineering , statistics , mathematics , physics , electrical engineering , meteorology , international relations , politics , law , political science
This article assesses a socio-constructivist model for training K-12 teachers in Brazil, in the use of Informatics in education. The method applied combines both face-to-face exchanges and a WEB-based distance approach made possible by Internet technology. The characteristics of such training and its main objectives are analyzed according to the collected data presented. A descriptive single case study research methodology is applied. The main conclusions reached by this researchbased on the use of a systemic frameworkare presented, mainly those addressing the importance of care and coherence for knowledge creation in a socio-constructivist training model developed with the help of the Internet. Comparisons between this model and the traditional one are also presented.
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