Abstract
A university course of practicals has been redesigned with the aid of fundamental principles we call germ learning. Models for knowledge construction guide the sequence of learning. The objective of the course is to learn a generality concerning the way new knowledge (including skills) is constructed and validated. The generality is introduced in a domain of prior knowledge, practised in a new domain and applied in another domain (transfer). In each domain new skills (measurements, calculations) are constructed, elements of which are provided. The results and the learning processes of good, moderate and weak students have been evaluated. It turns out that weak students fail in the last domain in which transfer is required.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | European Conference on Educational Research (ECER92) |
| Subtitle of host publication | Book of summaries, University of Twente, the Netherlands, June 22-25, 1992 |
| Editors | Tjeerd Plomp, Jules Pieters, Andries Feteris |
| Place of Publication | Enschede |
| Publisher | University of Twente |
| Pages | 228-231 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Volume | 1 |
| ISBN (Print) | 90-365-0534-8 |
| Publication status | Published - 22 Jun 1992 |
| Event | European Conference on Educational Research, ECER 1992 - University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands Duration: 22 Jun 1992 → 25 Jun 1992 |
Conference
| Conference | European Conference on Educational Research, ECER 1992 |
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| Abbreviated title | ECER |
| Country/Territory | Netherlands |
| City | Enschede |
| Period | 22/06/92 → 25/06/92 |