BARB+group+thoughts

Brittany R, Brittany B, Alyson, Renee

Blumenfeld - This article talked about the various views of learning for understanding and also presented some constructivist-influenced programs. The article also talked about some insights about teacher support for teaching by incorporating these views and/or programs.

diSessa - This article contrasts the various views of conceptual change and discusses how coherence (systematicity of scientific thought) divides the various conceptual change frameworks along a scale of belief in coherence. Theory theorists tend to have a strong commitment to coherence while other groups dismiss coherence as unimportant (Chi) or completely ignore it.

Greeno - Discussion about situative theory and how it stems from a combination of the strengths of individual cognitive and interactional frameworks, maintaining a focus on participation in practice.