Constructivism and Learning Mathematics-“Math is a cumulative, vertically structured discipline. One learns math by building on the math that one has previously learned. That, of course, sounds like Constructivism.”
Perhaps this is a reason as to why children can learn more the older they get, because they have more previous knowledge than before. This is good for the childs progression in mathematics.
Situated Learning and Learning Mathematics- very much the theory that mathematics is all problem solving that gets people involved if they are eager to solve a problem.
http://pages.uoregon.edu/moursund/Math/learning-theories.htm#Other Learning Theories
Here are some other theories on mathematics and science that I hope to look into.
Constructivism
- Behaviorism
- Piaget’s Developmental Theory
- Neuroscience
- Brain-Based Learning
- Learning Styles
- Multiple Intelligences
- Right Brain/Left Brain
- Thinking
- Communities of Practice
- Control Theory
- Observational Learning
- Vygotsky and Social Cognition
http://otec.uoregon.edu/learning_theory.htm
