[NLA] Constructivist vs Direct Instruction

[Eileen Eckert]

Tom and others,
If there were a study that "answered" the research question, "Which approach 
to teaching is more effective in the domain of adult education and literacy, 
constructivist or direct instruction?" would you accept the results? Would 
others on the list? What factors would affect whether you'd accept the 
hypothetical study's findings?

By the way, I don't know of a study that has attempted to answer that 
question, though I can think of some that have contributed to my own 
understanding of it.



>From: Thomas Sticht <tsticht at znet.com>
>Reply-To: nla at lists.literacytent.org
>To: <nla at lists.literacytent.org>
>Subject: [NLA] Constructivist vs Direct Instruction
>Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2002 14:26:31 -0700 (PDT)
>
>George Demetrion has indicated that the Equiped For the Future project at
>NIFL follows a constructivist approach to instruction, which, at least as
>discussed by some educators,  involves problem-posing, project-based,
>discovery learning methods. At least two members of the proposed new NIFL
>board, Jean Osborn of Illinois and Douglas Carnine of Oregon have
>advocated for direct instruction, in which students are directly taught
>knowledge and skills relevant to some area (domain) of learning in a
>transmission and reception of knowledge learning method.
>
>I'm wondering if anyone knows of any research-based evidence for the
>relative effectiveness of these two approaches to teaching in adult
>education or literacy instruction?
>
>Tom Sticht
>
>
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