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Constructivism in science education
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<p><a href="/facts/Constructivism_(philosophy_of_education)/AGBx90xm">Constructivism</a> has been considered as a <a href="/facts/Paradigm/HXpK3X7a">dominant paradigm</a>, or <a href="/facts/Research_program/J1H9La6P">research programme</a>, in the field of <a href="/facts/Science_education/lxLmFxcq">science education</a> since the 1980s. The term constructivism is widely used in many fields, and not always with quite the same intention. This entry offers an account of how constructivism is most commonly understood in science education. </p>