Constructionist Learning in Digital Archives Education: Student Perceptions of Effectiveness

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外文摘要：This paper explores if a constructionist learning approach to digital archives education can positively influence student perceptions of their learning. Constructionism is a learning theory that places students in the role of designers and emphasizes creating physical artifacts in a social environment (Papert, 1980, 1991; Kafai, 2006). This theory is used in the instructional design of the Digital Archives Creation Project (DACP), which is a major component of a new digital archives course offered to a class of students enrolled in a MSLIS program. Results indicate that students perceived strong increases in their learning because of their engagement in the DACP, particularly in terms of their skills, confidence, understanding of topics covered in other courses, and overall understanding. Factors that influenced these increases include the collaborative teamwork, the role of the facilitator or instructor, and individual effort. Results indicate that a constructionist pedagogical approach holds great promise for LIS education, yet further research is required.

外文关键词：

LIS educationconstructionismdigital archives

作者：

Anthony Cocciolo

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作者单位：

Pratt Institute School of Information and Library Science 144 W. 14th St. 604D, New York, NY 10011 acocciol@pratt.edu

会议名称：

Annual meeting of the American Society for Information Science and Technology;ASIS&T 2010

会议地点：

Pittsburgh, PA(US);Pittsburgh, PA(US)

会议母体文献：

Proceedings of the 73rd ASIS&T annual meeting: navigating streams in an information ecosystems

页码：

p.1-4

出版时间：

2010